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I will start today's topic from here that whenever we go to any private hospital or government hospital they take care of us for money and when the money runs out they send the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-153850/@djbravo/family-members-can-provide-better</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-153850/@djbravo/family-members-can-provide-better</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-153850]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[djbravo]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 19 Dec 2024 22:40:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/5ShzsKnKF7vqASPAqXGPakzgncLgnonBpRauPEjcQ8ehP34jGcH1hx4UfHaeXxFp6e8XE8vgBZa1tKXmsBnJAUZEu6sUpX2kgZDQzY7zRFRBSv4sKRXVnQo94X8ijtRUkNbitK42aRZ1f7EU4eXuiyiN?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Good Care in a Good old Age]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello Everyone in this amazing Community I hope we all are doing great Source We all love to live long in good health, company And Health. 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