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I don't get sick. I can't afford to get sick.

You can't afford to get sick, and you can't depend on the present health care system to keep you well. It's up to you to protect and maintain your body's innate capacity for health and healing by making the right choices in how you live.

America is the only high income nation without a paid family leave program. This means that if you or a family member gets sick, there is no guarantee that you can take the time you need to take care of yourself or your loved one, leaving already vulnerable families in the position of making hard decisions in cases of illness.

When you don't have much and you need to be at work, there's no such thing as being sick.

A lot of mothers want to be with their children. They can't afford it for this reason or that reason.

Even families with health insurance are quite vulnerable to a severe economic reversal if someone gets sick.

Kids who don't have moms suffer a lifetime.

My mom was born poor, raised poor, and was going to die poor.