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Think about what would happened if someone - yourself, a spouse, a child - became seriously ill or disabled. It would be a nightmare of worry, stress and sorrow.

But for many families, the horror of seeing a loved one in pain is just the start of the nightmare. In many cases, the health crisis quickly triggers a terrible financial crisis. Health insurance, if there is any, leaves many huge expenses uncovered: new treatments and drugs, rehabilitation, extended nursing care, special equipment. Work income declines or is lost. Savings disappear, debt soars.

When medical crisis is compounded by a financial calamity, many families enter a devastating cycle of despair: recovery slows children get into trouble marriages end. Fortunately, this kind of cycle can often be broken by something as simple as a helping hand... The Paul Jackson Fund.

Take a moment to listen to the stories of those we've touched.