By CORA LEWIS
NEW YORK (AP) — In 2020, Jennifer Vall’s son was diagnosed with leukemia. A year later, she found out she had thyroid cancer. While Vall was debt-free and had a great credit score, medical bills kept adding up, leaving her with thousands of dollars in debt.
“I was able to utilize my credit to survive because one thing with cancer is (that) bills don’t stop just because somebody gets sick,” said Vall, 37, a healthcare training specialist for the state of Minnesota’s Department of Human Services.
Taking care of her and her son’s health and paying off debt became Vall’s main priorities, leaving her emotional well-being to the side.
“When you’re under a great deal of financial stress, it does present…