When I talk to the needy sibling and I know his essential needs are taken care of, I feel relief.

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To be clear, unaccustomed to paying three or four figures USD for primary care needs, I generally shunned high-end international clinics and went instead to the very best available local clinics and hospitals.

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Mr. SULTERS: You know, it doesn't seem like you could find anything good in any of the layoffs, but I'm laid off now and I can help my mom - she needs total care.

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Finally, the political point: that something needs to be done about the US health care system I take to be true.

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"Right now, I'm terrified that he's not going to get the care he needs, " said Duncan's daughter-in-law, Dana Duncan.

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After the holidays, I called some of the maybes again just to say hi and see if all of their needs had been taken care of.

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