Helping Paul see again
Paul was a hard worker. Since high school, he had never been unemployed for long. But one day, that all changed . First, he was in an accident that left him temporarily unable to work. Then, the loss of income led to a worsening of his diabetes. “The amount and types of food I was able to consume was not really great for the diabetes side of it, it was all rather starchy,” he said. Finally, his diabetes began to affect his eyesight, until one day, he realized he was rapidly going blind. “I was having a lot of trouble seeing anything at all,” he said. “ I was frustrated, depressed, and feeling the weight of the world and trying to get back to where I was, but things were not happening the way I anticipated.” With no income and no health insurance, Paul decided getting disability benefits was his only hope. But when he contacted a lawyer seeking advice on the process, the lawyer told him about the PACS Health Clinic, and he decided to check it out .