Several New York City cabbies were recently found dead in their cars. A taxi union is seeking to revive a fund that would provide medical screenings, disability insurance and other benefits.

Brittany Wagner’s father survived a 35-foot fall. But it was everything that came after — chronic pain, financial hardship and years of fighting for help within a broken system — that slowly unraveled his life. After her father died by suicide, Brittany discovered 694 videos he had recorded over the years. They became a record of his nearly 18-year struggle — and a way for Brittany to understand what happened to her father.

A 35-foot fall didn’t kill Michael Wagner. The nearly 18-year failure of the safety net did. Before he died, he recorded 694 videos explaining how.