> UPDATE, WHEN I WAS IN HOSPITAL LASTWEEK WITH PNEUMONIA I WAS TOLD THAT IM IN EARLY STAGE RENAL FAILURE WHICH MEANS DIALYSIS MAY BE IN THE NEAR FUTURE& THEN LATER A KIDNEY TRANSPLANT IF GOD WILLING AND WITH THAT BEING SAID IM IN MORE URGENT NEED OF A VEHICLE NOW TO GET TO & FROM MY NEPHROLOGIST & ALL MY OTHER DRS!~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ HELLO" MY NAME IS GWEN AND I STUMBLED UPON THE FCC BY SEARCHING THE WEB FOR HELP FOR PPL LIKE MYSELF!I AM A DISABLED SINGLE MOTHER OF 2 CHILDREN,WHEREAS I HAVE SUFFERED FROM SLE(LUPUS) FOR 10YEARS, WITHIN THE PAST 2 YRS I HAVE SUFFERRED FROM 2 STROKES WHICH WERE CAUSED BY BLOODCLOTS THAT WERE FORMED IN MY BODY AND TRAVELED TO MY BRAIN, A COMMON SIDE AFFECT FROM LUPUS, WITH STROKE#1, I COULDN'T WALK AND STROKE#2 I COULDNT TALK,BUT WITH HELP FROM MY THERAPISTS AND MY DRS I AM WALKING AND TALKING AGAIN, NOT AS GOOD AS I WOULD LIKE TO BE,BUT IM STILL HERE & ALTHOUGH OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS THIS DISEASE HAS GOTTEN WORST TO THE POINT THAT I NOW HAVE LUPUS IN MY KIDNEYS AND SEVERE ANEMIA WHICH HAS CAUSED ME TO HAVE NUMEROUS BLOOD TRANSFUSIONS WITHIN THE LAST YEAR! I HAD TO STOP WORKING AND APPLY FOR SSDI(DISABILITY),BUT AS OF NOVEMBER 09 I WAS FORCED TO GIVE UP THE CAR THAT MY MOM PURCHASED FOR ME BECAUSE I COULD NO LONGER AFFORD THE PAYMENTS & WAS TRYING TO KEEP HER CREDIT IN GOOD STANDING,Y? BECAUSE THATS MY MOM AND SHE HAS ALWAYS BEEN THERE FOR ME, SO I HAD TO SACRIFICE THE CAR TO HELP HER,SINCE SHE DONOT HAVE HER LICENSE AND COULD NOT DRIVE IT HERSELF, I HAD TO GIVE IT UP & I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO SURVIVE WITHOUT ANY TRANSPORTATION SINCE THEN, BUT WITH LIVING IN THE COUNTY( FAR FROM MY FAMILY) AND NOT BEING ABLE TO WALK LONG DISTANCES TO THE BUS STOP DUE TO THE MANY COMPLICATIONS FROM THIS ILLNESS ALSO BEING CARLESS MAKES LIFE ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO SURVIVE! I HAVE BEEN FORCED TO SEEK HELP FROM OTHERS TO TAKE ME TO MY DR.APPTS & TO THE STORE FOR HOUSEHOLD ITEMS WHICH WE SOMETIMES JUST DO WITHOUT. I HAVE TRIED ALOT OF RESOURCES WITH THE END RESULT THE SAME, NO HELP!I HOPE IF I AM GRANTED A VEHICLE, THERE WILL BE A WAY FOR ME TO OBTAIN HELP TO GET INSURANCE/REGISTRATION DUE TO MY LOW INCOME AND THE ECONOMY AS IT IS BUT IF BY THE GRACE OF GOD I AM GIVEN A VEHICLE,I WILL DO WHATEVER IS REQUIRED TO GET THAT VEHICLE ON THE ROAD SO THAT I WILL NOT HAVE TO MISS ANY MORE APPTS AND I WOULD BE ABLE TO GO GET OUR DAILY LIVING ESSENTIALS.I REALLY AM IN NEED OF A VAN OR SUV BEING A TALL PERSON WITH TALL CHILDREN, NEVERTHELESS I WOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR ANY KIND OF HELP THAT IS SENT MY WAY! I THANK YOU FOR READING MY STORY AND I HOPE YOU FIND IT IN YOUR HEART TO CAST YOUR VOTE FOR ME AS I WILL DO THE SAME FOR YOU! BE BLESSED AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH!