Lisa — Colorado
“I’m pretty sure I’m not the first Fifth Season customer to say that my first instinct when I saw your ad in CURE magazine was to wonder what the catch would be. When I read that I could take as little or as much money from a qualifying life insurance policy as I wanted – without having to repay any of it – I thought it seemed too good to be true. Fortunately, though, it WAS true. And for me and my new business, the timing couldn’t have been better.
“It’s not just the Fifth Season money itself that makes such a difference, although it’s a total relief knowing day-to-day expenses are covered whether or not I’m feeling like working everyday. It’s the freedom and flexibility the money afforded me at a time when cancer threatened to take away my independence. I guess empowerment is one of those buzzwords that tend to get overused these days, but in my case, it’s true. I felt empowered by the financial and emotional support I received from Fifth Season. And now I’m using that energy to empower others through my own business.
“As a committed Christian, I don’t toss around the term Godsend lightly. But I can truly say that’s what Fifth Season has been for me. Just knowing the money is there to pay my living expenses and keep my new business going makes all the difference in the world. I can focus on working simply because it brings me joy to be a part of something that I wholeheartedly believe in, and I can use every bit of my energy to focus on feeling and doing better physically. Stress is terribly counter-productive when you’re facing a life-threatening disease like cancer – and like it or not, financial stress is one of the worst.
“I never knew when I bought my first life insurance policy at the age of 24 that it would come back as such a blessing later in life. But that’s exactly what it’s been, thanks to the unique financial services of Fifth Season. By taking a risk-free advance on my policy funds now, I’m able to sustain the quality of life that cancer would ordinarily have taken away from me when I was most vulnerable.
“On a practical level, my Fifth Season money will make it possible for me to switch from an HMO with all kinds of medical restrictions to a PPO more open to new therapies, medications, and procedures that are considerably more costly. Consequently, that renews my sense of hope and allows me to explore and pursue medical alternatives that I wouldn’t be able to afford any other way.
“Although I’m using my Fifth Season funding primarily to pay for daily living expenses, financing a new business, and pursuing new treatment options, I’m also saving some aside for a nice trip to Mexico. Without Fifth Season, that’s one of those extravagances that I could never have dreamed of giving myself.
“I’m a big believer in the power of prayer. But I’ve also learned that prayers are not always answered in the specific ways we ask for – so we have to be open to the idea that God knows what’s right for us far better than we know ourselves. So I never knew that my prayers for help and support would come in all kinds of ways I could never have predicted – including a company called Fifth Season.
“Without the money from Fifth Season, the bottom line is I would have had to make it some other way. This means I would never have had the time, energy, or money to start a new business and focus on living life as fully as I was before cancer threatened to end my life. In many ways, this is a new beginning.”
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