Real Life

For our second Life Stories episode, Chuck and Eric meet Tracy Hunger, the 2008 grand prize winner of the Life Foundation's essay contest about the impact of life insurance. Tracy's mother passed away when she was 4 years old, shortly after the birth of her brother, Matthew. Tragedy struck again at age 13, when her father was diagnosed with Hepatitis C and liver cirrhosis, which slowly robbed him of his ability to work. He passed away when Tracy was still in high school, thrusting her into adulthood as she worked full time to support herself and her brother. We spoke with Tracy about the struggles of working over 90 hours a week to make ends meet for her and her brother, the community that came together to help their family when they needed it most, the financial turmoil that they've dealt with, and the life she has built through her grit and perseverance. -- Learn more about Tracy's story at LifeHappens.org: lifehappens.org/videos/jh-survivi…gh-determination/ -- Real Life is a podcast about life, death, and expecting the unexpected co-hosted by Chuck Anderson and Eric Lindholm. Produced and recorded at Quotacy, the best place to buy life insurance online.