Wednesday, July 21, 2010

I got the call!!! FCC has a car for me!!!

I a stunned. Tears rolling down my face. This will change my life.

Yesterday, I was on my way to a dentist for a root canal and trying to figure out how to get to go see my Godson, who is fighting cancer. On my way, my phone rang.

It was Reggie from Free Charity Cars. He told me a car had been donated in my area, a 2001 Daewoo Lanos- would I be interested? I told him I'd be happy even if it was a rusty jalopy!

This will change so many things in my life for the better. I'm homeless due to a flood in my apartment, which turned out to be an illegally converted office, and a health hazard to live in. I'm still having medical problems because of the exposure to toxins from the flood, and the exposure to all the mold. Having a car again will help me be able to get the medical help I need, and will allow me to try to find legal help over what happened there.

It's almost hard to imagine. The simple joy of being able to pick up groceries at a store and not have to take three buses. Being able to listen to good music in the car and go somewhere, maybe even someplace fun. The idea that I could find a job that's out of the range of where I can walk or take a bus to. The security of not having to walk home alone in the dark in a neighborhood where I was sexually assaulted. The idea that if I'm in a situation that doesn't feel right I'll have the power to leave of my own accord.

It means everything to me. It'll help me do all the things I need to do to find a new place, and if it runs well enough, it'll even eventually help me move back to New Orleans- where my heart truly is.

I hope Reggie, and Brian, and all of my friends at FCC know how much it means to me. It's hard to even express in words. I want the person who donated this car to really know that this compassionate act is practically saving someone's life. I want other people who might consider donating a car to understand just how much it might mean to someone like me, and the many other people who have applied that really need this help.

Please support FCC. Donate if you can, and even if you're not in the position to do that, create an account and vote for people who have stories that touch your heart. You will make a lot of friends, and really be helping people out. It's so worth it.

I'll be holding my breath until the papers are all set and the keys are in my hands. I have to see my Godson who is fighting cancer, get the proper paperwork in order, get on a plane and return to Seattle. Then I finally will have something that will help me put my life back together. I lost almost everything in that flood, and it nearly killed me. This could really make an extraordinary difference in my life. If this really happens for me, it is the start of rebuilding a decent life for myself, and also the start of being able to do more for those around me.

Thank you so much to all the people who have helped me with this, especially the previous owner of the car. I appreciate it more than I could ever say. I hope that life blesses you with love, peace, happiness, health, and all the good things you could want.

To anyone else reading this, please help support this charity in any way that you can. Making a difference in the life of someone else may make a difference in your life.

Nicolette Stevens