Physicians discovered a large mass in 16-year-old Keegan Sergent’s lower abdomen in February. She was later diagnosed with rhabdomyosarcoma, a childhood cancer that forms in soft tissue, according to the report. She had weekly chemotherapy treatments, then surgery, and now has a six-week stint of daily radiation.
Gas prices have reached $5 a gallon in Michigan, according to the report. The Sergents use up a quarter tank for the 80-mile trip. Elizabeth Sergent — a single mom of three kids, including Keegan — told MLive she is paying more than $80 every few days for gas. She earns the “very minimum” to cover rent, food and gas, she said.
“It got to a point where I would put whatever I had in the gas tank just to make sure we made it down there and back,” Elizabeth told the publication.
A recent survey of 6,663 adults conducted by West Health and Gallup found 8 percent of adults cut back on paying for utilities to pay for healthcare.
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