My 9:00 appointment was on time for the first time. My 9:00 appointment was stoned out of her mind. My 9:00 appointment had put her kids on the bus before she came to the office. She walked out of the office with major benefits. No thank you, no have a nice day!
My last client of the day was a 66 year old widow living off of $860.00 per month. She had a shut off on her electric which we paid for. The woman qualified for food stamps and medicaid and you know what she told me? She didn't want the benefits. She said there more people out there that needed them more than her. She said she did not want to prevent someone else from receiving benefits. I explained to her that she would not prevent anyone from receiving benefits if she received the ones she was entitled to. I pleaded and begged her for an hour to accept the benefits and she refused!
It broke my heart! I never wanted to help someone so much since I began this job 12 years ago. The one client that I could help and she refused the benefits. She was to proud to accept help. There are good and decent people in this world and I truely beleive this woman is one of them.
As I walked her to the exit door she thanked me for the help I gave her and told me to have a nice day!
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