HE, MOTH

Our car has been dead & gone since the middle of February. Because of this, I've been borrowing my grandma's car in order to get back and forth from school every day. Well, wouldn't 'ya know it !! That car has now also bitten the dust. (jk, it just needs a water pump (we think)) Our car is at the mechanic, and they want mmm..... $1700+ in order to bring our jeep back into our possession.

So, as one does when no one has the ability to pay this huge car repair and our other bills too (which are already way behind, but that is a separate rant) I have reached out to approximately everyone I could think of on campus to see if anyone had access to any type of funding that could contribute to our crisis. I have now applied for an emergency microgrant, reached out to the Opportunities for Ohioans with Disabilities coordinator that helps me out occasionally, and literally every other funding office I could think of. I'm waiting to hear back on the grand, and the OOD coordinator is waiting on some documents from me that I was unable to get to her today. (The registration to our car. Which is in the car. Which is across town. sigh.) We're gonna have to catch an on-demand ride to the BMV and purchase a copy.

In the meantime, I am completely unable to get to campus unless I schedule a ride (at least 24-48 hours in advance.... :( ) with HAPCAP's on demand transit. BUT, I am absolutely not complaining about that in any way shape or form. They picked me up and took me home today for a class that I cannot miss. Free ! I just hate that I'm in this situation at all. Not to mention, not having a car is severely cutting into our ability to doordash to pay our other bills and get groceries.

Also, the job and family services people just randomly decided that we didn't turn in something and have now revoked my medical card. I spoke with someone and they felt that because I am 26, and primarily live off of my own financial aid and stuff anyway, that I should just apply for my medical card on my own rather than through my mom's case since me & my brother were the only ones that had continued benefits through that case, anyway, and they just discontinued that for both of us. My brother is still technically covered by my dad's insurance, but I am not. Sad day. Do y'all know how fucking expensive device checks are? Not to mention the visits with my EP? There is literally no way that I will be able to afford the maintenance on my PM without this medical card.