This is me. This is what I need **snark within**

OK, people, I've been hearing the following A LOT. Which tells me that a lot of people don't get it, which...of course they don't. They're not living my life. But here goes. I NEED TO LIVE IN A CITY. I NEED MASS TRANSIT. People think Saranac Lake is great. OK. It's great for you. It is, however, not, as someone put it, "self-sufficient." Especially for me. I cannot hold down a job here (much less one that is self-sustaining). I cannot drive. People who say, "But there are buses here" obviously have no idea how mass transit works. In places like Buffalo and Pittsburgh, if you want to catch the bus, you stand next to a sign that has the number of the bus you need to take to get to point B from where you are. This is called a bus stop. You don't have to call the bus to come get you. Secondly: hospitals. If something goes wrong with my shunt, it's not a neurologist I need. We're way past that point. I need a neurosurgeon. And yes, there is a difference. Saranac Lake cannot get me any of this. I appreciate people giving me rides to and from church and other places. Seriously. A city would give me complete independence, though. People tell me, "But you're supposed to be humble and depend on people!" No...Jesus taught us to depend on each other. It's a two-way street. Where I am now, people cannot depend on me. I cannot give back. I love how people are like, "Just go out and get a job." You have no idea...I don't see my disability, but every job interview I have been to, the interviewer has seen it. They don't ignore it. They don't say "Oh hey, no problem" either. They think, "Oh, she can't get to work," or "She's not smart enough." By moving into a city, I can make that first excuse go away. Small towns are great - for other people. But please, just because they're great for you doesn't mean they're great for everyone. That goes for everything, really.