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* In ''Manga/AttackOnTitan'', it's eventually revealed to be what motivated [[spoiler: Bertolt Hoover]]. The military was providing medical care for their ailing father, who was able to "die in comfort" thanks to their child's service.
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* In ''Manga/AttackOnTitan'', it's eventually revealed to be what motivated [[spoiler: Bertolt [[spoiler:Bertolt Hoover]]. The military was providing medical care for their ailing father, who was able to "die in comfort" thanks to their child's service.
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* ''Film/AmericanFiction'': The main character comes from an upperclass background, but his mother's poor financial decisions coupled with his siblings' divorces means money is tight. In order to pay for the care his mother needs for her Alzheimer's, Monk accepts the significant advance on a manuscript he hates, and continues developing an even more lucrative film adaptation.
* ''Film/AmericanFiction'': The main character comes from an upperclass background, but his mother's poor financial decisions coupled with his siblings' divorces means money is tight. In order to pay for the care his mother needs for her Alzheimer's, Monk accepts the significant advance on a manuscript he hates, and continues developing an even more lucrative film adaptation.
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* ''Film/AmericanFiction'': The main character comes from anupperclass upper-class background, but his mother's poor financial decisions coupled with his siblings' divorces means money is tight. In order to pay for the care his mother needs for her Alzheimer's, Monk accepts the significant advance on a manuscript he hates, and continues developing an even more lucrative film adaptation.
* ''Film/AmericanFiction'': The main character comes from an
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* In ''Literature/TheAngelOfKhanElKhalili'', Aliaa goes to a supernatural creature called Seeker hoping to buy a miracle that can heal her mortally wounded sister Aisha. The dress factory where Aliaa and Aisha worked together caught fire; Aisha heroically dragged Aliaa to safety and then ran back in to rescue their coworkers, suffering horrible burns and smoke inhalation in the process. [[spoiler: Aliaa is responsible for setting the blaze, not realizing that their employers had locked the workers in the building -- she winds up trading away pieces of her soul to Seeker for a {{Panacea}} that will heal Aisha.]]
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* In ''Literature/TheAngelOfKhanElKhalili'', Aliaa goes to a supernatural creature called Seeker hoping to buy a miracle that can heal her mortally wounded sister Aisha. The dress factory where Aliaa and Aisha worked together caught fire; Aisha heroically dragged Aliaa to safety and then ran back in to rescue their coworkers, suffering horrible burns and smoke inhalation in the process. [[spoiler: Aliaa [[spoiler:Aliaa is responsible for setting the blaze, not realizing that their employers had locked the workers in the building -- she winds up trading away pieces of her soul to Seeker for a {{Panacea}} that will heal Aisha.]]
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* Jaymes from season 21 of ''Series/TheAmazingRace'' did the show because he wanted his dad to not have to work / worry about money while he had cancer.
* The Turkish SoapOpera ''Series/BinbirGece'' (VERY loosely based on ''Literature/ArabianNights'') has the beautiful Sehrzat, whose son Kaan has leukemia. Having been rejected by her dead husband's family and being desperate for any source of money to pay for the treatment, she's stuck with an offer from her ''very'' handsome boss Onur (who has been crushing on her for a while): he will put up enough "dough"... [[SleepingWithTheBoss on the condition that she spends a whole night with him.]]
* The Turkish SoapOpera ''Series/BinbirGece'' (VERY loosely based on ''Literature/ArabianNights'') has the beautiful Sehrzat, whose son Kaan has leukemia. Having been rejected by her dead husband's family and being desperate for any source of money to pay for the treatment, she's stuck with an offer from her ''very'' handsome boss Onur (who has been crushing on her for a while): he will put up enough "dough"... [[SleepingWithTheBoss on the condition that she spends a whole night with him.]]
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* Jaymes from season Season 21 of ''Series/TheAmazingRace'' did the show because he wanted his dad to not have to work / worry about money while he had cancer.
* The Turkish SoapOpera ''Series/BinbirGece'' (VERY loosely based on ''Literature/ArabianNights'') has the beautiful Sehrzat, whose son Kaan has leukemia. Having been rejected by her dead husband's family and being desperate for any source of money to pay for the treatment, she's stuck with an offer from her ''very'' handsome boss Onur (who has been crushing on her for a while): he will put up enough "dough"... [[SleepingWithTheBoss on the condition that she spends a whole night withhim.]]him]].
* The Turkish SoapOpera ''Series/BinbirGece'' (VERY loosely based on ''Literature/ArabianNights'') has the beautiful Sehrzat, whose son Kaan has leukemia. Having been rejected by her dead husband's family and being desperate for any source of money to pay for the treatment, she's stuck with an offer from her ''very'' handsome boss Onur (who has been crushing on her for a while): he will put up enough "dough"... [[SleepingWithTheBoss on the condition that she spends a whole night with
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* Sparrowson's [[spoiler:hospitalization over eating a poisoned wrapper]] in case 2 of ''VideoGame/AviaryAttorney'' leads to a very dismaying bill, but a doctor offers to lower it if he can get a successful inventor to finally pay a bill ''he'' has due.
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* Sparrowson's [[spoiler:hospitalization over eating a poisoned wrapper]] in case Case 2 of ''VideoGame/AviaryAttorney'' leads to a very dismaying bill, but a doctor offers to lower it if he can get a successful inventor to finally pay a bill ''he'' has due.
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* Mr. Freeze in ''Film/BatmanAndRobin'' is desperately trying to cure his wife's disease and will stop at nothing, including freezing all of Gotham, to do it. Notably in the end Batman [[CutLexLuthorACheck Cuts Mr. Freeze A Check]] and offers to let him continue his research from Arkham Asylum rather than do it illegally, in exchange for the cure for the early-stage variant of the disease that Alfred has.
-->'''''Dr.'' Fries:''' [[HeelFaceTurn Give him two of these, and call the doctor in the morning.]]
-->'''''Dr.'' Fries:''' [[HeelFaceTurn Give him two of these, and call the doctor in the morning.]]
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* Mr. Freeze in ''Film/BatmanAndRobin'' is desperately trying to cure his wife's disease and will stop at nothing, including freezing all of Gotham, to do it. Notably in the end end, Batman [[CutLexLuthorACheck Cuts Mr. Freeze A Check]] and offers to let him continue his research from Arkham Asylum rather than do it illegally, in exchange for the cure for the early-stage variant of the disease that Alfred has.
-->'''''Dr.'' Fries:''' [[HeelFaceTurn Give him two of these, and call the doctor in themorning.]]morning]].
-->'''''Dr.'' Fries:''' [[HeelFaceTurn Give him two of these, and call the doctor in the
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Related to BillyNeedsAnOrgan. Often overlaps with JustifiedCriminal when said character engages in morally dubious, illegal, if not outright criminal acts. May also overlap with NoHealthcareInTheApocalypse. Related to LittlestCancerPatient, DelicateAndSickly, IncurableCoughOfDeath, and SoapOperaDisease. See also SignedUpForTheDental for a more personal version. Compare WorkingForABodyUpgrade and SavedByThePhlebotinum.
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Related to BillyNeedsAnOrgan. Often overlaps with JustifiedCriminal when said character engages in morally dubious, illegal, if not outright criminal acts. May also overlap with NoHealthcareInTheApocalypse. Related to LittlestCancerPatient, DelicateAndSickly, IncurableCoughOfDeath, and SoapOperaDisease. See also SignedUpForTheDental for a more personal version. Compare WorkingForABodyUpgrade and SavedByThePhlebotinum.
SavedByThePhlebotinum. Compare StudentDebtPlot, which is another trope that will commonly involve people going above and beyond for a necessity.
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* ''Film/AmericanFiction'': The main character comes from an upperclass background, but his mother's poor financial decisions coupled with his siblings' divorces means money is tight. In order to pay for the care his mother needs for her Alzheimer's, Monk accepts the significant advance on a manuscript he hates, and continues developing an even more lucrative film adaptation.
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* In ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/14050203/3/A-Two-Finger-Salute A Two Finger Salute]]'' Peter Pettigrew became a Death Eater because Voldemort promised to cure his sick mother.
