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CRITICAL CONDITION: Website to honor the dead?

TAMPA, FL -- For two-year-old Ariana and four-year-old Andrew, their biggest fear today is losing a game of chase with their dad.

But, their father Adrian Augusto has bigger worries.

"Everything is going up. The milk gallon is expensive, the food. Everything but the salary is increasing," he says.

Adrian's self employed. He owns a moving truck and currently gets about three jobs a week. His family does have health insurance through his wife's employer. He says he considers himself one of the lucky ones, at least for now.

"A lot of doors are closing for a lot of people," Augusto says.

For the family of the people whose names you see on Namesofthedead.com, you could say the door has slammed shut. The website was created by Florida Democratic Congressman Alan Grayson.

On the site, family members can write stories about loved ones they believed died because they didn't have insurance.

Some Republicans have criticized the site. They say it's a way for Grayson to get attention and some have questioned if all of the stories are real.

But for Clifford Jones of Tampa, the fear is real. A year ago he lost his job. Six months later he had a massive heart attack, three surgeries, and now a lot of bills.

Today he relies on the volunteers at free health clinics.

"There's gotta be a better way for poor people to get some kind of help," he says.

Whatever way that is, Adrian Augusto hopes he'll be worrying a little less.

"Thank god we haven't had that problem yet," he says.




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