Don’t Go Through Challenges Alone
When my oldest son was in his first semester of college, our family went through two very difficult situations: my son was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes and my wife with stage three breast cancer. When my oldest son was in his first semester of college, our family went through two very difficult situations: my […]
Life is Short and Unpredictable
In the last two years, I’ve faced many challenges. In February 2017 my wife, who’d been fighting breast cancer for seven years, received more bad news: the cancer had metastasized, spreading to her lungs. We digested this and soldiered on, only to find out in October that my sister, too, was diagnosed with cancer. A […]
Jumping Hurdles of Poor Planning
When I was thirteen, my father died. We’d just finished playing golf. One minute he was joking with me and the next he was gone, the victim of a heart attack. This changed everything for my family. My mom was already struggling, having lost her parents earlier that year. Now, not only was she a […]
Death & Planning for the Future
When my father died unexpectedly and without a will or a financial plan, it was hard on my family in many ways. One of the more challenging obstacles was what to do with my dad’s business and investments. He was self-employed—and the only employee—so my mom had to figure out everything on her own. Having […]
