After Alexis Smith, 30, was diagnosed with cervical cancer in 2023, she struggled to secure timely approval for her Medicaid application until a health advocacy group intervened and provided assistance. Credit: Eric J. Shelton/Mississippi Today
Just when Alexis Smith thought it couldn’t get any worse, she was diagnosed with cervical cancer.
The 30-year-old mom of four had been recently widowed and lost her job of five years after missing work to care for her dying husband.
