Blame-Game Escalates As Government Shutdown Continues

Blame-Game Escalates As Government Shutdown Continues

A 29-year-old mother of four, Skylar Trujillo, is facing a cancer diagnosis while trying to maintain insurance coverage and SNAP benefits.

Trujillo, from Spring Hill, has Stage 3 breast cancer and is worried about feeding her family and affording monthly insurance premiums for her health care policy bought on the federal health exchange.

“I really can’t die, I have four kids, I have a family who loves me, so we have to do something,”

Trujillo said, expressing her mindset since her diagnosis this summer.

Author's summary: Mother of four struggles with cancer amid government shutdown.

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South Florida Reporter South Florida Reporter — 2025-11-04

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