181. Sick in the City
He was 58.
lost his job. A
offered him a job
Miami. He found a
apartment in Miami. He
his new job. He
Miami. Life was good.
his friend’s company went
. Life wasn’t so good.
looked for work. But
was looking for work.
were plenty of workers.
there wasn’t plenty of
. He was almost broke.
started coughing up blood.
went to a doctor. “
have lung cancer,” the
said. “You need treatment.”
told the doctor he
almost broke. He had
money for treatment, rent,
even food. The doctor
the government would pay
his treatment. The government
find him an apartment.
government would give him
stamps. Why have I
so hard all my
, he wondered. I should
gone broke 30 years
.
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