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From the Ted Talk by Kiah Williams: You shouldn't have to choose between filling your prescriptions and paying bills

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Every day in this country, families are forced to make ibsilsmope coecihs when it comes to their health care. Like Kimberly, who said, "There was times I had to choose between my food and my plils. It wasn't luurxy stuff, because I didn't make that much. It was like, 'Can I get shampoo or conditioner?' Things you take for granted." And Debbie, who said, "You put your medicine in one hand, your living csots in the other. OK. Well, what am I going to do? Am I going to get my medicine or am I going to pay my bills? Well, I can't live without my medicine, but I can't live if I don't pay my bills."

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Every day in this country, families are forced to make __________ _______ when it comes to their health care. Like Kimberly, who said, "There was times I had to choose between my food and my _____. It wasn't ______ stuff, because I didn't make that much. It was like, 'Can I get shampoo or conditioner?' Things you take for granted." And Debbie, who said, "You put your medicine in one hand, your living _____ in the other. OK. Well, what am I going to do? Am I going to get my medicine or am I going to pay my bills? Well, I can't live without my medicine, but I can't live if I don't pay my bills."

Solution


  1. pills
  2. impossible
  3. choices
  4. costs
  5. luxury

Original Text


Every day in this country, families are forced to make impossible choices when it comes to their health care. Like Kimberly, who said, "There was times I had to choose between my food and my pills. It wasn't luxury stuff, because I didn't make that much. It was like, 'Can I get shampoo or conditioner?' Things you take for granted." And Debbie, who said, "You put your medicine in one hand, your living costs in the other. OK. Well, what am I going to do? Am I going to get my medicine or am I going to pay my bills? Well, I can't live without my medicine, but I can't live if I don't pay my bills."

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people die 2
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Important Words


  1. bills
  2. care
  3. choices
  4. choose
  5. conditioner
  6. costs
  7. country
  8. day
  9. debbie
  10. families
  11. food
  12. forced
  13. granted
  14. hand
  15. health
  16. impossible
  17. kimberly
  18. live
  19. living
  20. luxury
  21. medicine
  22. pay
  23. pills
  24. put
  25. shampoo
  26. stuff
  27. times