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Podcast: Brain Wellness - the Podcast
Episode: 59. When TBI care is delayed, with Joan Van De Griek (part 1 of 2 mini-series))
Description: When Joan’s husband, Greg, was injured, she thought they had
proper plans in place. Greg, a medically retired police officer, EMT, and firefighter of 26 years was injured on the job.
Joan quickly realized within the year after her husband’s injury, that worker’s compensation and the pension plan were NOT
enough for her family to be financially secure. After years of paying costly out-of-pocket medical bills totaling more than $55,000 (with maxed out credit card debt alone), the family received no reimbursement.
When Greg’s compensation finally kicked in, it was only a fraction of his salary, leaving...