Category: Opinion
As a full time teacher, I am blessed to have medical insurance. But there was a time when any medical needs had to be through the government. Basically, I was at the mercy of Uncle Sam.
One time a toothache that felt like someone had stepped on my brittle bone jaw needed serious dental work. At the time, I was receiving government assistance. I found out that once I turned 18 years of age, dental medical coverage was not included with medicare or medicaid.
A few weeks ago, I accompanied Mom to Kroger’s grocery store to do a little shopping. We get to the checkout counter and as the cashier is ringing us up, she glances down at me over the groceries and says “Hello,” in which I respond back with a polite “Hi, how are you?”
Budget cuts are the buzz words in today’s world and rightly so. More and more leaders in organizations are found mismanaging company funds and profiting themselves.
There is nothing wrong with tightening the cash flow of a company. Paratransit systems, transportation providers for people with disabilities, are no exception to these budget cuts. However, in Miami, Florida these cuts are cutting into the needs of its riders, the people with physical disabilities who are unable to ride the public transportation services.
On January 10th at 6:35 in the evening, as I was relaxing from my birthday celebration the night before, I got a text from my father’s son.
“Just letting you know dad passed away this morning at 1130..I stood with him till the end. Stay safe”
I am doing it! I am going get into the nitty gritty! I am buying a car! While I will still continue to use Special Transportation Service (STS) until I get the car and modify it to suit my needs, I will share with all of you my journey into the CAR ZONE!
I have been using Special Transportation Service (STS) for 15 years during that time I drove for about four of those years. I probably would still be driving except that my poor beloved Volvo died after Tropical Storm Irene five or six years ago.
