MY NAME IS GRACE, I WAS DRIVING FOR MIAMI DADE TRANSIT FOR 13 YEARS, UNTIL MONDAY. MY SISTER PASSED AWAY JANUARY 24TH THIS YEAR FROM BREAST CANCER. I MOVED IN TO TAKE CARE OF MY MOTHER AFTER SHE WAS DIAGNOSED IN APRIL. I MYSELF WAS DIAGNOSED IN MAY AND BECAUSE OF THE TYPE OF JOB, MY DOCTOR SUGGESTED THAT I BE REMOVED FROM MY BUS BECAUSE OF MY RISK FOR INFECTION DURING CHEMOTHERAPY. I'M HOPEFUL EVEN AFTER CANCER HAS HIT MY FAMILY THREE TIMES THIS YEAR. I'VE BEEN ON AND OFF WITH MY MOM'S FMLA TO HELP HER DURING HER ILLNESS, I JUST DIDN'T IMAGINE THAT I'D HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE SAME THING TO AS WELL AS STOP WORKING. I ASK FOR A TV BECAUSE I'M STUCK IN THE HOUSE AND MY 14 YEAR OLD TV IS...
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MY NAME IS GRACE, I WAS DRIVING FOR MIAMI DADE TRANSIT FOR 13 YEARS, UNTIL MONDAY. MY SISTER PASSED AWAY JANUARY 24TH THIS YEAR FROM BREAST CANCER. I MOVED IN TO TAKE CARE OF MY MOTHER AFTER SHE WAS DIAGNOSED IN APRIL. I MYSELF WAS DIAGNOSED IN MAY AND BECAUSE OF THE TYPE OF JOB, MY DOCTOR SUGGESTED THAT I BE REMOVED FROM MY BUS BECAUSE OF MY RISK FOR INFECTION DURING CHEMOTHERAPY. I'M HOPEFUL EVEN AFTER CANCER HAS HIT MY FAMILY THREE TIMES THIS YEAR. I'VE BEEN ON AND OFF WITH MY MOM'S FMLA TO HELP HER DURING HER ILLNESS, I JUST DIDN'T IMAGINE THAT I'D HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE SAME THING TO AS WELL AS STOP WORKING. I ASK FOR A TV BECAUSE I'M STUCK IN THE HOUSE AND MY 14 YEAR OLD TV IS DYING. I ASK FOR THE OTHER SMALL INEXPENSIVE ITEMS TO MAKE THIS EXPERIENCE A LITTLE MORE NICER. THANK YOU, GRACE M STALLWORTH.
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