<prompt> Translate the following text to EnglishKama walipokuwa wagonjwa, walijitolea pesa chache ambazo daktari aliomba na kupokea huduma ambayo, ingawa ilitolewa kwa huruma, labda haikuwa na thamani zaidi kuliko waliyolipa.  <response>: If they got sick, they scrounged up the few dollars the doctor requested and received care that, while sympathetically tendered, probably wasnt worth much more than they paid for it. 