[Verse 1] She counts her pennies on a Tuesday morning, Social Security, fixed — no room for reforming, Rent eats sixty percent before the groceries come, Housing insecurity's arithmetic, cold and numb. Food pantry Thursdays, her calendar's anchor, Poverty in elderhood — no romantic rancor, The clinician must ask, not assume, not project: What does scarcity cost her, in body and affect? [Chorus] Бедность — это не просто цифры в строке, (Poverty is more than numbers on a line) A vida não para quando o dinheiro some, (Life doesn't stop when the money disappears) Fixed income, food insecurity, housing thin — Three realities pressing from without and within, Знай их имена, чтобы лечить, (Know their names to truly heal) Conhecer é o primeiro passo — begin. [Verse 2] A telephone rings — "Congratulations, you've won!" — The elder pauses, lonely, and the scammer's begun, Financial exploitation, Module Fifteen's warning: Wiring funds to strangers on a fog-gray morning. Romance fraud, fake grandchildren, Medicare phishing, Cognitive shifts make the boundary indistinct, missing, The therapist tracks not just mood but material loss — Who controls her accounts? Who is really the boss? [Chorus] Бедность — это не просто цифры в строке, (Poverty is more than numbers on a line) A vida não para quando o dinheiro some, (Life doesn't stop when the money disappears) Fixed income, food insecurity, housing thin — Three realities pressing from without and within, Знай их имена, чтобы лечить, (Know their names to truly heal) Conhecer é o primeiro passo — begin. [Verse 3] Medicare Part B may cover mental health today, But deductibles and co-pays still erode the way, Medicaid fills gaps for those below the threshold, Canada's provinces differ — check the manifold. Britain's NHS includes some talking therapies, But wait-lists stretch like corridors through centuries, Know the system where your client lives and breathes — Coverage shapes the ceiling of what therapy achieves. [Bridge] No bus route to the clinic, the appointment missed, No smartphone, no broadband — telehealth dismissed, O fosso digital aprofunda a solidão, (The digital divide deepens isolation) Цифровой разрыв — это тоже боль, (The digital gap is pain in its own right) Transportation barriers aren't logistical footnotes — They are the walls that silence treatment's opening notes. Assess the access before you prescribe the cure, Proximity to care is never guaranteed — ensure. [Chorus] Бедность — это не просто цифры в строке, (Poverty is more than numbers on a line) A vida não para quando o dinheiro some, (Life doesn't stop when the money disappears) Fixed income, food insecurity, housing thin — Three realities pressing from without and within, Знай их имена, чтобы лечить, (Know their names to truly heal) Conhecer é o primeiro passo — begin.
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