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- Jordan was born in 1994.
It wasn't until Jordan was delivered
that we knew there were issues.
The doctor called and told us that she was diagnosed
with what was called Wolf-Hirschhorn syndrome.
The chances of Jordan living any kind
of a full life were gonna be pretty slim.
Through our faith, we realized that God is in control.
It's a lot easier if you let God drive your life.
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Joining the Knights of Columbus seemed
to be a logical step in my growth as a Catholic.
The Knights of Columbus was an organization of good men
that had good family values.
Many years later, my good friend
who I joined the Knights with, Joe Caouette,
became a field agent.
He was my field agent for our council.
And Joe sat my wife and I down, and he asked us...
- Joe and Wendy, have you given any thought
to the thought that Jordan could outlive the two of you?
- [Joe] It hit us like a ton of bricks,
and we looked at each other, and we didn't have an answer.
- A lot of these families are finding
that now mom and dad are in their 70s, they're in their 80s
and they're still caring for their adult children.
If there isn't something in place, some plan,
then now all of a sudden, guess what?
Jordan becomes a ward of the state.
I knew Joe and Wendy well enough to know
that that was not acceptable.
- We almost lost her several times in her teens
to pneumonia, and so when he asked it to us,
it was just sort of that moment.
And thank God he did because we really had no plan.
We bought a policy that will offer a vast amount
of protection for Jordan should we die prior to her.
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Joe asked about becoming a field agent,
and I thought that a field agent
was just an insurance salesperson.
I looked into the career more,
I really learned that it's so much more than that.
Our philosophy is that we care for people who had a loss
and financially are in distress.
The Knights of Columbus offer that income protection
as a part of who we are to our members,
and that was Father McGivney's vision.
Through my involvement with the Knights of Columbus,
it made me a better man, a better father,
and now as a field agent, it's just made me a better person.
- [Bobby] I met Joe when we had our daughter, Lily.
He's helped us through the times with Lily.
- When Lily was born,
we were kinda given worst case scenario,
not given a whole lot of hope.
Joe was very, very influential
in our continuing care with our daughter.
We took out a policy specifically for Lily
that when we pass away, both of us,
that she will have money set aside for her care.
- It brought me the peace of mind,
knowing that she's cared for.
- People helping people, that's what life insurance does
is that you don't have to worry,
and that plan, I believe, is just life-changing.
- There are things that can happen
that will change your life,
and it can happen in a moment's notice.
When God gives you sort of crosses to bear,
you can run from it, or you could do like Christ did,
and you could pick that cross up
and you can carry it forward.
Jordan in our lives is a tremendous blessing.
If it wasn't for Jordan,
I don't know what our family would look like.
I know what it looks like today,
and it's a rather wonderful thing.
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