Disability Does Not Mean Downfall

One afternoon not long ago, Steve Wise, a Lawyers Financial Advisor in Southwestern Ontario, got a call from his client, an established lawyer in Windsor, who had just been diagnosed with lung cancer. It came as a complete shock. Doctors found the cancer while conducting a routine exam. There were no symptoms. There was no reason for his client to believe that that day would be any different than the one before. This wasn't the first time Mr. Wise had been on the receiving end of a call like that one.

"People don't know what to do," he says. "They worry about their family and earning an income. They wonder if they have the right kind of insurance. And they don't know how much information they should share. It's unfortunate because their fear and confusion just adds to an already overwhelming situation."