Donald Ray Yost

50, Bridgeport, IL

Elaine Gill writes:

My brother endured months of pain, putting off going to the doctor because of concerns with how much it would cost. When the pain became so severe it was intolerable, he made a doctor appointment. After x-rays were taken and tests were ran, the doctor delivered a grim diagnosis; cancer, spread throughout his body and bones. My brother refused treatment because he knew the costs would drain his family of any savings and of their home. To prevent his wife and two daughters from having their financial security and home taken away, my brother chose not to undergo the medical treatment he would need to give him a fighting chance to live. He said he would not bankrupt his family in order to undergo the expensive long-term treatment. He died less than six months later, on May 6, 2007.

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