The anchor introduced the segment as a story about a local widow creating a $12 million cancer-support fund in her husband’s name. Months before Arthur died, we had worked with an attorney and financial adviser to decide what we wanted our savings and investments to accomplish. The fund would help families pay for travel, temporary housing, and other expenses that had nearly overwhelmed us during his treatment. The television showed footage recorded before I flew overseas, including Arthur explaining why he wanted families facing illness to spend less time worrying about money.
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