Can Volunteering Save Your Life?
Hello, I’m Kevin - a financial planner who helps tech professionals and their families live great lives.
Make yourself at home - we’ll get to this incredible story in a moment.
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Now, let's get on to the vlog.
Why So Long
I've been hesitant to share this story because I didn't know how it was going to end.
Clothing Ministry
As I was launching my business, my mom was doing her normal thing - including clothing ministry. Once a week, she'd help home insecure people get clothes.
She wanted to do some more advanced volunteering. Doing so required a physical exam.
Her fellow volunteer is a physician and offered:
"Just come on in. I'll give you a physical and fill out your form."
What She Found
She found a lump.
My mom went in for a biopsy.
Cancer.
It had grown quite large and spread to her lymph nodes.
Don’t Give Up
She underwent six rounds of chemotherapy. It was tough.
She was sick for days after chemo. Her mouth was full of sores. Getting her to eat anything was - at times - challenging.
Next came surgery. She had a lumpectomy and three nodes removed.
Results
We just found out that she's cancer free!
Chemotherapy worked perfectly.
So Many Thanks
Thanks to her friends and many others who were always there to help and often lifted her spirits.
She found it uncanny that whenever she started to feel down, someone called. It meant the world to her.
Above all, thank you to her friend and physician who convinced her to get the physical, found the growth, and did everything she could to give my mom the best care imaginable.
Volunteer
Who says volunteering doesn’t pay?
It likely just saved my mom.
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Disclaimer
In addition to the usual disclaimers, neither this post nor this video includes any financial, tax, or legal advice.
