For many young Connecticut professionals, Saturday March 7th marked a turning point in local entertainment. Attorney Corey Brinson & Businessman Earl O’Garro, President & CEO of Hybrid Insurance Group hosted the first CTSuccess Event at the prestigious Hartford Club- and a success it was indeed. With the women in white and men in black, the young professional people of Connecticut united for a Celebration of Success.
Professionally, I find that many clients want to “hold off” on purchasing their life insurance. I stress the fact that we truly never know what will happen to us, and share with them the importance of protecting our insurability.
Elisa and Nathan Bond’s life seemed perfect. Not long after their fairy-tale wedding, they had a beautiful baby girl who was growing into a happy toddler. Outside of a few extra pounds Elisa wanted to shed, she couldn’t think of a single thing wrong with their lives.
But on Valentine’s Day, the fabric of their existence started to unravel. Nathan, 38, learned he had Stage 3 colon cancer and only a 65 percent chance of surviving the next five years.
They were still absorbing the news when, just nine days later, 36-year-old Elisa received an even worse diagnosis: the lump in her breast was malignant and her cancer had already spread. She had Stage 4 metastatic breast cancer, and her chances of surviving another five years are just 16 percent.
Elisa has only one request for those following her family’s story, she told TODAY: “If you envision our circumstance, don’t envision the cancer, envision the healing. Envision us playing with Sadie when she’s 5, when she’s 10… arguing about the keys to the car when she’s 16. That’s what we ask.”
Read the full story & watch the video clip from the TODAY SHOW here! To donate to Elisa & Nate, visit their blog.
If you or someone you know is “putting off” the decision to fund a life insurance policy, please share this story with them.
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I help guide clients through the overwhelming process of creating an insurance and financial plan. I work with young families, individuals, and business owners to help protect what is important to them. Clients have many different needs; planning to fund college education, planning for retirement, some plan to ensure that their small business would ... Continue reading »
