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Ayden can’t speak. Lead poisoning is probably to blame.

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Dre Jones' son, Ayden, was diagnosed with severe lead poisoning in August 2019. Hundreds of Memphis-area kids are diagnosed with lead poisoning each year. Kids exposed to lead perform worse in school and are somewhat more likely to encounter learning disabilities and major mental health issues.

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Ayden can’t speak. Lead poisoning is probably to blame.

Dre Jones stands on the front porch with his son, Ayden (left), at their home near Dyersburg. Photo by Andrea Morales for MLK50 Dre Jones remembers watching his wife cry in the passenger seat of his GMC Envoy as they drove their 4-year-old son the 70 miles from their Dyersburg home to Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital. He can still see the inside of the emergency department and smell the alcohol swab the nurse used to prepare his son’s hand for an …

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