On Food Stamps and Disability Benefits

[starzdust22]

65. I'm With You

I'm also a disabled person receiving SS disability and now on Medicare. I'm in pain 24/7, can barely walk with peripheral neuropathy in both feet. I just was diagnosed with diabetes. Might I add severe depression (so much so that I attempted suicide 2 years ago. I've been in and out of the hospital and had too many ECT's to remember. My memory isn't what it used to be and I forget things. There are other conditions...but enough about me.

My SS disability benefits would not be enough to live on if it weren't for my small pension. I had to retire.

I live in my small travel trailer in an RV park. I can't afford to rent either a house or an apartment. These are expensive in my area. Heck, the RV park isn't cheep either but it's cheaper than the house or an apartment. At least I have a roof over my head and both my trailer and truck are paid for.

Forget anything new. I'm out of funds, sometime before the end of the month. I've used the local food bank once. All they had was a lot of starchy and sweet things to eat.

I'm single, no kids or even an ex-spouse or girl friend. I don't receive any other financial help as I am on my own.

So, those out there that think we, the disabled, are not entitled to the benefits we earned, try taking a walk in my shoes for once.

StarzDust22