ct scan. >> reporter: jinger's[r)uuu@ appointments including physical therapy are at times more thanural indiana. with gas prices more than doubling in the past year, the family now spends more than $200 a week on gas, money they don't have. >> let's pay the mortgage first. let's pay the majority of the bills. but the end of the day, i said wait a minute, we do not have money for gas. >> reporter: you've been in that situation? >> oh, yeah. >> that's our best friend right now. >> reporter: instant cash? >> instant cash. >> reporter: those are short-term high interest loans they need to afford transportation to jinger's appointments. they've cut back on groceries, a sacrifice not lost on their daughter. >> having to watch them, we have to pay this bill, we have to pay that, and i'm downstairs and i hear all that. it seems so stressful. and i feel bad for them. >> reporter: the vincents say they're keeping their eyes on what matters. >> people have certain bickers, everyday trials, rent, food, you know. but you kind of like work it out. when you got cancer, that kind of stuff. >> we're