Medical Bills Adding to Families' Struggles ; with Finances Stretched Thin, Plans for Christmas Gifts Are the First to Fall by the Wayside.
Portland Press Herald › December 26, 2007
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In York County, a mother usually able to scrape by on her modest income is worried about making Christmas a happy occasion for her three children.
While money has always been tight, the family's financial situation has been more difficult since the birth of her youngest. Her toddler was born with chronic kidney failure. He has many medical appointments and the cost of gas to transport him is squeezing the household budget.See the full content of this document
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Medical Bills Adding to Families' Struggles ; with Finances Stretched Thin, Plans for Christmas Gifts Are the First to Fall by the Wayside.
The overtime hours she hoped could buy presents just haven't been available. So she is looking to the Bruce Roberts Toy Fund for help this winter.
"They never really ask for much so I try to fulfill their dreams when the holidays come around," she wrote in her application. "Because they fulfilled mine when they were born!"The ...See the full content of this document
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