Two weeks before she was hospitalized, she had 3 early-warning signs of a stroke. She went to her doctor out of concern, but he misdiagnosed her condition.
She now looks and acts much different than the healthy and vibrant person that I knew for a decade.
The employee benefits plan will respond to her financial needs by paying for medication, rehabilitation and $400,000 of income continuation. But nothing can undo the physical damage that she has suffered and the emotional turmoil that she and her family are going through.
Please, introduce a wellness program to educate your staff. We all need to know how to stay healthy and when a second opinion can avert tragedy.