Profiles

Determined to succeed

Putting her children first after her husband died 11 years ago meant finding a way to support them. So Julie went back to school to become a registered medical assistant. After several years, the medical trust her husband left behind ran out of funds. This left Julie without the money needed for medicine to control […]

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Blindsided by a health crisis

James had a solid job and comprehensive health insurance. He lost both in the recession. With his income gone, James eventually had to go without the insulin that helped control his diabetes. He knew about the local free clinic, but thought it was for other people, not professionals like him. Finally, with his vision deteriorating, […]

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