The cost of having a child at the hospital for cancer care.
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Fri. Nov 12, 2021
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital promises not to bill families. But the cost of having a child at the hospital for cancer care leaves some families so strapped for money that parents share tips on spending nights in the parking lot.
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