Lorene’s husband, Jay, waits for her to return home. Whenever Lorene is not in the hospital, one of her children will help her clean her tracheostomy, which allows access for an artificial breathing tube to be inserted directly through a hole in her neck, and take her medications. The treatment process for Jay has been different. In 2017, Jay still worked. He had a job that covered his healthcare and paid the family’s bills. However, one day, at a family friend’s birthday party, he had a stroke. He sat down at a table and when he next moved to stand up, the right side of his entire body felt all wrong. Because he couldn’t work, Jay was laid off. When the insurance plan covered by his employer ran out, Jay hadn’t yet fully recovered and was still dealing with mobility issues on the right side of his entire body. While he could afford it, he bought his own insurance from Cobra. Eventually, this ran out as well. He still hadn’t healed.