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Wounded veteran gets his first home thanks to the 'Helping a Hero 100 Challenge'

Wounded veteran gets his first home thanks to the "Helping a Hero 100 Challenge"
Home for injured veteran
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HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. —

  • Veteran receives new home with the "Helping a Hero 100 Challenge."
  • SSG Ross Cox was on his last tour of duty in Afghanistan in 2011 when he stepped on an IED. The explosion caused him to lose his left leg and damaged his right arm and leg.
  • The home is fully adapted.
  • To nominate a veteran who was injured in the war, click here.

Florida brain tumor patient says nearly $1 million in medical bills are now covered after insurance denial

Five months after an insurance fight over brain surgery, Broqsten Bunt says he is medically cleared and has a zero balance on nearly $1 million in billed care.

Brain surgery patients gets billed paid for after insurance denial