A man in Vermont living with ALS lost his ability to speak, and an AI-powered partnership is helping him communicate with his family and his doctors again. Vermont has the highest ALS rate per capita in the country, with about 27 people currently living with the disease, which makes stories like his a window into what’s coming for patients everywhere, including here on the Suncoast.
The same InvestigateTV+ episode examines how a disability payment error knocked homeowner Henry Adams out of an FHA loan modification through U.S. Bank. His trial payment bounced while he was caring for his wife during cancer treatment, and his home was suddenly at risk. The segment includes guidance for anyone falling behind on mortgage payments, which matters in a region where so many residents live on fixed incomes.
There’s lighter material too: a Nashville physical therapist who reports being pain-free for a year using affirmations and exercise, and an intergenerational duo, 11-year-old illustrator Riley Haughey and 85-year-old printer Tony Klain, turning animal drawings into greeting cards. Have you ever caught a billing error before it snowballed? Tell us about it in the comments.
