Real Life Stories
At 22 years old, Summer was juggling what many young adults do—school and a job. When she found out she was going to be a mom for the first time, she bought life insurance, even though her budget was tight and her mom, Coleen, originally advised against it. That ended up being the most responsible decision she could have made for her son, Nathan, and his future.
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Shane Donaca's motto was "Go hard or go home," and he brought that intensity to everything he did—at work and at leisure. It's fortunate that he made sure to protect his family and his business with life insurance, as one of his passions would end up costing him his life, leaving a wife and three children behind.
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Don Wachtel was determined to take care of his family, and purchased a term life insurance policy. As fate would have it, the policy ended up taking care of him. When he was diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor, he was able to access a portion the death benefit early to help with his care and his family's transition.
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Sandy and Norm Page decided to buy whole life insurance policies in their early 20s. A few years later, their son Adam was born with spina bifida, a malformation of the spinal cord. The cash value from their policy helped pay for many items that were not covered under their health insurance, like special braces that Adam needed to walk. Their life insurance also helped fund Adam's participation in sled hockey. Adam excelled at the sport and at 18 he was a member of the U.S. National Sled Hockey Team that won the gold medal at the Paralympic Games in Vancouver.
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