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[LAURIE SPEAKING ON SCREEN]

LAURIE: I probably added 20, 30 years onto my life because of Dr. Gokal and Optum and the team.

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LAURIE VOICEOVER: Oh, I’ve had some downfalls.

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I could write a book of the ups and downs.

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[Text On Screen – Laurie, Age 67, Medicare Advantage Optum patient since 2020]

LAURIE: But I think the more I got knocked down in this town, the more it made me fight and want to get back up again.

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LAURIE VOICEOVER: I’m an event architect.

[VIDEO OF LAURIE WORKING]

I can design, I can produce, I can put a full event together.

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LAURIE: And I’m an interior designer, also. I always didn’t have this energy. I weighed 345 pounds.

[VIDEO OF LAURIE ON A HIGH RISE ROOTOP LOOKING OUT]

I had gastric bypass surgery in 2002 and I lost a lot of weight but it caused a lot of complications. I think there was 18 different things that was wrong with me, actually. Every time I tried to eat, I would get sick.

[VIDEO OF LAURIE HAVING HER BLOOD PRESSURE CHECKED]

My hips, all my joints, everything was just killing me.

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It got so bad, and I had so much pain and so much heartache, and depression, and I couldn’t even pull myself out to go watch my grandson play baseball.

[VIDEO OF KIDS HAVING BASEBALL PRACTICE]

And that’s when I met Dr. Gokal and things started changing.

[VIDEO OF LAURIE HAVING A CONSULTATION WITH DR. NILESH GOKAL]

DR. NILESH GOKAL VOICEOVER: She had such a great story of the life that she used to live. But she talked about all of this in the past, and it brought her such sadness because of it.

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[Text On Screen – Dr. Nilesh Gokal, Optum]

DR. NILESH GOKAL: When I see a patient with Medicare Advantage, I know truly, that they have an abundance of resources available to them to help them get to whatever end goal it is that they’re looking for.

[VIDEO OF LAURIE HAVING A CONSULTATION WITH DR. NILESH GOKAL]

We prescribed plan. We talked a little bit about some testing that we should do. We talked a little bit about medication that we would use. We did some procedures to see how that would impact her physical abilities and got her to a place where she was living a more fulfilling and active life.

[VIDEO OF LAURIE ON A HIGH RISE ROOTOP LOOKING OUT]

[VIDEO OF LAURIE TAKING A WALK OUTSIDE]

LAURIE VOICEOVER: I couldn’t believe how quick and how fast changes happened for me.

[VIDEO OF LAURIE HAVING A CONSULTATION WITH DR. NILESH GOKAL]

And that someone actually cared enough about me to listen.

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LAURIE: It made me feel like I was worth something and that there was actually going to be hope.

DR. NILESH GOKAL VOICEOVER: It fills my cup to hear that from a patient.

[VIDEO OF LAURIE TAKING A WALK OUTSIDE AND CHATTING WITH FOLKS, AT A BASEBALL GAME, WORKING, TAKING IN A VIEW, HAVING A CONSULT WITH DR. GOKAL]

LAURIE VOICEOVER: I know when I get up in the morning, I feel good, I feel confident, I feel healthy. I feel very grateful, and I’m honored that I’ve been given a second chance, to be able to understand what it is to live life healthy, happy, and loved.

Optum is healthier care for a better life.

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