Back into the fold

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Kelly Wilson is a return-to-work success story. In January 2009, her beloved father – the man she calls her best friend – became ill. He was in and out of the hospital several times before he died in July that year.

The experience triggered severe anxiety in Wilson, an employee of Coca-Cola in Tulsa, Okla. When her dad died, “it was too much for me to handle. I couldn’t even put one foot in front of the other,” she recalls.

Andrea Davis
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Andrea Davis is the former editor-in-chief of Employee Benefit News, the leading publication for the employee benefits industry. An award-winning journalist and editor, Andrea has covered the … Read full bio


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