Stress, Cancer & Bankruptcy

A recent study has detected a strong correlation between folks who have been diagnosed with certain kinds of cancer and later bankruptcy filings.  While this speaks to the financial devastation that debilitating illnesses cause to a family's finances, there is something more to glean from this.  I would suppose that there is a bigger connection here.  Research in the 90s showed that stress reduces the cancer-fighting white blood cells in our body exposing us to an increased risk of cancer.  I would assume that if you were to take a closer look at the cancer/bankruptcy study you would find that those people who were diagnosed with cancer and later filed bankruptcy were already suffering financial stress prior to the diagnosis. . .the illness just further exacerbated the issues.
The take away here is that the stress that people have who are suffering through financial difficulties can be tremendous.  Every day I see people who are at the end of their rope and are, quite literally, dying from stress.  I encourage everyone to look at the connections between stress and poor health and realize that there may be a solution to your financial stress in bankruptcy.  Just remember. . .bankruptcy is not the evil concoction that it is made out to be. . .it may just save your life.