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In 2019, Jennifer Brown was told she had high blood sugar and was on the verge of being diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. Her husband also had serious health issues — a history of cancer and a recent heart attack. While their daughter was about to finish high school, their…

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with a woman based in the US who works in digital marketing. She was put on a performance-improvement plan several months into a new job. She’d been fired from a prior role and didn’t expect to survive the PIP. However, diagnosis and…