My boyfriend works construction and doesn't have benefits and he's been ignoring a back injury for months because he can't afford to miss work — I keep pushing him to see someone but I also can't pay his rent if he takes time off.
More people experience this than they realize.
Love collides with the reality that bodies become expendable under financial pressure.
“Where Are You with Body in poverty — health as class condition?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.