Jessica Mendoza

That's all for today, Friday, May 16th. The Journal is a co-production of Spotify and The Wall Street Journal. Additional reporting in this episode by Joe Wallace and Catherine Sayre. The show is made by Catherine Brewer, Pia Gadkari, Carlos Garcia, Rachel Humphries, Sophie Codner, Ryan Knutson, Matt Kwong,

Kate Linebaugh, Colin McNulty, Annie Minoff, Laura Morris, Enrique Perez de la Rosa, Sarah Platt, Alan Rodriguez-Espinosa, Heather Rogers, Pierce Singey, Jivika Verma, Lisa Wang, Catherine Whalen, Tatiana Zamise, and me, Jessica Mendoza. With help from Trina Menino. Our engineers are Griffin Tanner, Nathan Singapak, and Peter Leonard. Our theme music is by So Wiley.

Kate Linebaugh, Colin McNulty, Annie Minoff, Laura Morris, Enrique Perez de la Rosa, Sarah Platt, Alan Rodriguez-Espinosa, Heather Rogers, Pierce Singey, Jivika Verma, Lisa Wang, Catherine Whalen, Tatiana Zamise, and me, Jessica Mendoza. With help from Trina Menino. Our engineers are Griffin Tanner, Nathan Singapak, and Peter Leonard. Our theme music is by So Wiley.

Kate Linebaugh, Colin McNulty, Annie Minoff, Laura Morris, Enrique Perez de la Rosa, Sarah Platt, Alan Rodriguez-Espinosa, Heather Rogers, Pierce Singey, Jivika Verma, Lisa Wang, Catherine Whalen, Tatiana Zamise, and me, Jessica Mendoza. With help from Trina Menino. Our engineers are Griffin Tanner, Nathan Singapak, and Peter Leonard. Our theme music is by So Wiley.

Additional music this week from Peter Leonard, Bobby Lord, Emma Munger, So Wiley, and Blue Dot Sessions. Fact-checking by Mary Mathis and Kate Gallagher. Thanks for listening. See you on Monday.

Additional music this week from Peter Leonard, Bobby Lord, Emma Munger, So Wiley, and Blue Dot Sessions. Fact-checking by Mary Mathis and Kate Gallagher. Thanks for listening. See you on Monday.

Additional music this week from Peter Leonard, Bobby Lord, Emma Munger, So Wiley, and Blue Dot Sessions. Fact-checking by Mary Mathis and Kate Gallagher. Thanks for listening. See you on Monday.

Ed Stratton is 65. He lives in St. Louis, Missouri, not far from his daughter, Erin Stratton. Are you guys close, you and your dad? Oh, yes. Can you tell us a little bit about him?

Ed Stratton is 65. He lives in St. Louis, Missouri, not far from his daughter, Erin Stratton. Are you guys close, you and your dad? Oh, yes. Can you tell us a little bit about him?

Ed Stratton is 65. He lives in St. Louis, Missouri, not far from his daughter, Erin Stratton. Are you guys close, you and your dad? Oh, yes. Can you tell us a little bit about him?

Ed played golf all the time. He loved being out on the sprawling course. But in late 2023, he started feeling more and more run down. He'd had other health problems in the past, and now it turned out that his liver was failing.

Ed played golf all the time. He loved being out on the sprawling course. But in late 2023, he started feeling more and more run down. He'd had other health problems in the past, and now it turned out that his liver was failing.

Ed played golf all the time. He loved being out on the sprawling course. But in late 2023, he started feeling more and more run down. He'd had other health problems in the past, and now it turned out that his liver was failing.

Ed's doctors gave him all kinds of treatments until finally there wasn't much else to do.

Ed's doctors gave him all kinds of treatments until finally there wasn't much else to do.

Ed's doctors gave him all kinds of treatments until finally there wasn't much else to do.

His doctors said the best solution would be a liver transplant. But there was a big hurdle Ed needed to clear. Getting approval from his insurance company, Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield. But Anthem rejected his claim.

His doctors said the best solution would be a liver transplant. But there was a big hurdle Ed needed to clear. Getting approval from his insurance company, Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield. But Anthem rejected his claim.

His doctors said the best solution would be a liver transplant. But there was a big hurdle Ed needed to clear. Getting approval from his insurance company, Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield. But Anthem rejected his claim.

Oh, man.