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Ta'shon Rain Little Bill Persuasive Speech

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Ta’shon Rain Little Light, a five-year-old living on Crow Reservation in Montana, complained to her mother that she had an intense stomach ache. Her mother took her to the Indian Health Service Clinic in order to seek treatment for her daughter’s pain; however, the doctor said that her child was depressed and that the stomach ache was all in the little girl’s head. After several months of visits to the clinic with no symptom relief, Ta’shon’s lung collapsed. Ta’shon was then airlifted to the children’s hospital in Denver where she was diagnosed with a terminal cancer. Shortly after, a charity sent the family to Disney World so Ta’shon could see her biggest dream, Cinderella’s Castle. However, the young girl died in her hotel bed the day her family arrived in Florida before she ever got to see the castle. Although it is hard to speculate what could have been prevented if the cancer was discovered months prior to her diagnosis, Ta’shon’s aunt believes that the little girl could potentially still be alive if her doctor would have been able to accurately determine the source of her illness (“Broken Promises: Reservations Lack Basic Care”). As tragic as Ta’shon’s story is, it is not uncommon. “You can talk to anyone on the reservation and they all have a story,” said Tracey Castaway, whose sister is in almost $50,000 in debt due to her late diagnosis of stomach cancer (“Broken Promises: Lack of Basic Care”). Thousands have suffered premature deaths due to the Indian Health

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