When Thorpe was diagnosed with lip cancer in 1951, he had to seek charity, or help from others, to pay for the treatment because he had no money to pay for it himself.

当索普在 1951 年被诊断出患有唇癌时，他不得不寻求慈善机构或其他人的帮助来支付治疗费用， 因为他自己没有钱支付治疗费用。