Finding Financial Security After Tragedy with a Structured SettlementPrudential

>> If anything can
go well it will and that's the way
we live our life. If anything can go
well, it will. The automobile accident
was in November of '02. I was the second vehicle
into the intersection and making a left hand turn, he
T-boned me at 55 miles an hour.

The injuries from
the accident were so severe I had Bell's palsy
and they gave me some medication to try to get it to settle
the nerve and it ended up that I had a reaction
to the medication and it caused acute
angle closure glaucoma. I've always been a
really active person. I love building things
and sewing and anything that's
hands on and crafty. I love that kind of stuff.

Losing my site was
a huge change. I had to learn to do
things all over again. I guess the thing that I miss
most being blind is not being able to see my children
and how they've changed. I wanted to make sure that I was
able to have the funds necessary to take care of my
medical expenses and bills and things like that.

When the attorney spoke
to me he had mentioned a structured settlement. He wanted to know, you know,
what did my future look like? Was I planning on going
back to work or was I going to be a stay at home mom? Did I want to be able
to have money set aside for college for the kids? What were the specific things
that I was looking for? He took the time to get
to know me which was, and my family's needs
which was huge. That settlement makes sure that
we have a roof over our head and food in our stomach. 30 Days after I went blind
my husband lost his job.

The settlement has given
me more than piece of mind. Had I not had the structured
settlement in place, I can't even begin to fathom the
position that we would be in. It certainly wouldn't be living in a 100 year old
Victorian home on four acres. Being in a position where
we're almost debt free, we can set a little
aside and easily save for things that we want to have.

I was told my sight's
going to be restored. I believe in miracles. You know stuff happens, car
accidents happen, things happen but there's always
a silver lining. You've just got to find it..