Posted by: Michael Zhuang on: February 14, 2012
This morning, I got an unexpected call from a client of mine. He asked me how the little one was. My younger son was born with nasal cleft and lipoma corpus callosum, a benign form of brain tumor. This Friday, he will go into surgery to fix his cleft. My client was calling to ask [...]
Posted by: Michael Zhuang on: January 28, 2012
Longer life spans, rising medical costs, declining retiree medical coverage, and Medicare and Medicaid insolvency all add up to making health care costs a serious challenge for folks preparing for retirement. According to Fidelity research, a couple retiring today at age 65 will need current savings of $200k to supplement Medicare and pay for out-of-pocket [...]
Posted by: Michael Zhuang on: December 28, 2011
Last Monday, we took our newborn son to hospital for an MRI. He was found to have a lipoma corpus callosum, a very rare congenital tumor in the middle of his left and right brains. Our pastor Lon Solomon has a daughter with brain damage. If it comes to that, we have an example to [...]
Posted by: Michael Zhuang on: November 30, 2011
At 2:24pm on 11/5/2011, my second son Caden arrived in the world. Upon seeing his face, my heart sank since there appeared to be a tiny piece of flesh dangling from his nose.