About Me:

I AM A 50 YEARS YOUNG. A FORMER HAIRDRESSER. NOW A LADY TRUCK DRIVER. I HAVE A 19 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER ON KIDNEY DIALYSIS WAITING FOR A KIDNEY TRANSPLANT IN STOW, OHIO. I'VE BEEN IN NEW ORLEANS, LA. SINCE A MONTH AFTER HURRICANE KATRINA. (OVER 2 YEARS NOW) THE TRUCKING COMPANY I CAME HERE WITH FROM AKRON LEFT US HERE. SO I STAYED TO MAKE THE BEST OF AN ALREADY BAD SITUATION. MY DAUGHTERS HEALTH PROBLEMS TRANSPIRED 1 YEAR 3 MONTHS AGO. I CAME HERE TO WORK & HELP WITH THE CLEAN UP & HAULING. SINCE THEN THINGS HAVE PROGRESSIVELY GOTTEN WORSE HERE INSTEAD OF BETTER. MANY PEOPLE THAT WERE HERE WERE & STILL ARE VERY DISHONEST. I AM UNABLE TO MAKE ENOUGH MONEY TO GET AHEAD SO I CAN COME BACK HOME. THE LAST PRIVATE CONTRACTOR RAN OFF WITH OUR PAY. 2 1/2 WEEKS AGO, SO I'M NOT WORKING NOW AGAIN. I'M STAYING IN A CAMPGROUND IN AN OLDER MOTOR HOME I PURCHASED SO I COULD STAY & WORK. HOPEFULLY TODAY I'LL BE ABLE TO FIND SOMETHING IN THE NEWSPAPER. ITS A LITTLE HARD WITH NO CAR TO GET BACK & FORTH TO A JOB. I ALMOST HAVE TO STAY WITH TRUCKING FOR THAT REASON & NOT BEING FROM HERE MOST LOCAL OPERATIONS WON'T HIRE YOU ANYWAY. MANY PEOPLE HERE ARE LIVING IN THEIR GUTTED HOUSES WITH NO UTILITIES. MANY ARE DOWNTOWN LIVING UNDER THE EXPRESSWAY. IT IS SO SAD. ALL THE DONATIONS & MONEY THAT WAS SENT HERE TO HELP THESE PEOPLE WAS MADE BY BIG CONTRACTORS THAT HAVEN'T DONE MUCH EXCEPT GET RICH OFF OF OTHERS MISFORTUNES. I AM ASKING THAT ALL OF YOU PLEASE REMEMBER ALL OF US IN YOUR PRAYERS EACH AND EVERYDAY, AND THAT I MAY SOON BE ABLE TO BE HOME WITH MY DAUGHTER. THANK YOU FOR LISTENING & GOD BLESS YOU!...............MARY