Travis Jablonski is a Pennsylvania-based workers' compensation attorney who practices in New Jersey as in-house counsel with NJM Insurance Group. (Courtesy photo) 'I Expect This Cancer to Kill Me': A Lawyer Fights for His Life
"I've never died before," said workers' compensation attorney Travis Jablonski. "I don't know how to do it—and I'd like to do it well."
April 29, 2024 at 11:18 AM
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What You Need to Know
- Workers' compensation attorney Travis Jablonski opens up about his work life balance as he battles stage 4 cancer.
- Jablonski's legal training impacted his reaction and response to his cancer diagnosis.
- Vowing to 'work till [he] can't,' Jablonski's taken a unique and public approach to coping with his terminal diagnosis.
A tiny, yet painful bump behind the ear.
An ineffective treatment for a misdiagnosed bacterial infection, followed by a return visit and inconclusive biopsy as symptoms persist.
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