Finding Dignity and Confidence<\/h4>\n
Working gave me such dignity and confidence. He was pleased to have the help. I soon began writing for the paper and received payment for articles and poems that were published. One night a shooting happened at the hotel, and I wrote an article about it. The manager caught wind of it and kicked us out after three years. Three years of paying $1,200 a month, he just kicked us out. With nowhere to go, a customer\/friend I made while selling the paper found out. This person ended up taking my son and I out and purchased us an RV to live in. Our only option.<\/p>\n
Soon after, things started to break, like the generator, the pipes cracked one winter and after almost two years of living in it now it\u2019s just a shell that is driveable. Finding places to park also became difficult. We had knocks at the door every two hours telling us to move until a church stepped in and welcomed us into their parking lot. My son was able to get out of this homelessness situation by staying with his newly married twin brother.<\/p>\n
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Now it\u2019s just me living in the RV<\/a> with Faith. I\u2019m very grateful for having a shell of a home. It\u2019s so much more than most have. Since my stroke in March, selling the Contributor has been difficult. My speech and ability to walk have been affected so, I\u2019ve had to find other ways to pay for expenses like food, gas, batteries, personal products and dump stations to dump the sewage. My days are filled with going to PT, OT and speech therapy and writing about my everyday life.<\/p>\n Filling out applications for housing just to get on the wait list has also been an adventure in patience. The wait lists fill up to fast. So, I\u2019ve made the RV workable through situations of no power, no running water and no refrigeration. Finding foods that don\u2019t need to be refrigerated has become a task while trying to control my type 2 diabetes.<\/p>\n Being homeless sucks, but through great people who hunt me down to purchase a paper from me along with the writing, I\u2019m able to keep myself afloat on $45 a week or less. I hope one day to be in a more normal home through affordable housing<\/a> but, until then my RV is home.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Most people think that living in an RV, someone isn\u2019t homeless. Instead, they are a traveler and free spirit, having the kind of lifestyle most would want. Taking a closer look, it\u2019s not what it appears to be. I became … Continue reading Waiting for Affordable Housing<\/h4>\n