Kristie’s story is tragic. The fact that she has had to endure so much at such a young age is awful. People tend to forget there is another tragedy here. Financially, this experience has had catastrophic effects for not only Kristie, but her loved ones as well. Something I did not mention in my previous articles is the fact that Kristie’s mother is suffering from Multiple Sclerosis.

She is in a nursing home and Kristie is not able to visit her very often. (You can read more at http://www.carepages.com/carepages/KristieTunick/patient, you have to register, but it is easy and free.) Another word of advice from Kristie is for people to consider long-term care insurance. This has helped greatly with her mother’s care.

Today I will focus on long-term care insurance. MORE

“If you don’t have your health, you don’t have anything…” I have heard people say this my whole life, but it has never had the same impact as it did on Friday afternoon.

That is when I had the privilege of interviewing Kristie Tunick, a 32 year old woman who suffers from an extremely rare, serious and disabling neuromuscular disease called Stiff-Person Syndrome (SPS), as well as Myasthenia Gravis and Gastroparesis.

This week I will be focusing on Kristie’s story. Today I will share some details of her painful path to where she is today. The articles that follow will focus on how people can prepare themselves financially for life’s unexpected events. MORE