Linking Word files to a pdf

I have created a form with editable fields, but the client has requested that I link 2 Word files to the document. I have done that and they open properly for me, but when the client tries to open the file on their computers the links cannot be found. They are obviously not embedded. Do I need to provide the Word files that then need to be sent with the PDF? That defeats the purpose.
Any help would be appreciated.

Right now they are just on my computer, but this form will be sent out
to a wide range of people who will not have access to a central
location. I suppose we could make the link go to a website, but we
were trying to avoid that.
Brian Dempsey
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