Paul Gibbs: 'In a state which proudly proclaims its emphasis on families, we cannot leave families to languish under this inescapable burden any longer.'
By Paul Gibbs | Special to The TribuneMy twin brother Patrick and I required a combined 26 surgeries when we were babies. As the relatively healthy one, I had a mere nine surgeries for the kidney condition I was born with. Patrick needed 17 for his intestinal problems.
We were a single-income, blue-collar family and, while my dad was probably the hardest working person I will ever know, he wasn’t exactly making a six-figure salary working for the power company. When all was said and done, over $1 million in debt was accumulated, made worse by inability to pay before the bills were sent to collections .
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