André,
I don't care if I'm not allowed to do this, but I have stayed awake all night crying about my financial distress. I followed the advice of E.L. to share my suggestions with OPGT, then got the letter I shared on Twitter. That letter prompted me to type up a blog post about the situation. And now I can't stop crying.
Years ago, I had a trustee who, for whatever reason, left me thousands of dollars behind in rental payments. Now the situation is different. Yet the promises to cut my weekly allowance or cancel my services are being tossed around as solutions to pay the bills. Normally I'd agree with that but when grocery money and laundry money come out of that, and not being able to eat impacts my health, I have huge issues with that. I've done everything I can possibly think of and yet, no matter what I tried, nothing is working. I spoke with L.F. because E.L. was on holidays, and we figured that they were using the letter to scare me. Well, they got me. However, if they had just listened to me, taken me seriously, and worked out a reasonable budget, this wouldn't have happened. However, I am, as you know, a product of the government. People are always so shocked to hear about my situation because everything always links back to the government and always sees me in a serious financial situation where I never have enough money for groceries or enough money to do my laundry which I am now forced to do in my bathtub. Luckily for me, the Ontario Health Minister Dr Eric Hoskins can deal with my current #YWCAToronto MOH funded program workers and both L.F and E.L have been amazing in dealing with the #OPGT office but I'm not sure if ODSP can also be a part of the discussion and I just recently closed the hardest chapter of my life, and am very much still going through the emotions. I don't need or deserve the kinds of abuse that I have been receiving from anyone I've mentioned. I have lived with many levels of discomfort and segregation as a result of the color of my skin for years, and ever since I moved to the city, I've managed to overcome many obstacles. But with the changes in time on every level, I am not willing to continue the fight on my own.
I'm not quite sure what it is I'm looking for, I think I just wanted to share my thoughts with you. You are free to disregard this or use it to help.
Thanks/Miigwetch André
Nadia Joy Fordham
@nadia_fordham
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