Even On Earth
Dear Ms. Yuka Niboshi, Your renewal for disability aid has been approved. You have been awarded a monthly stipend of $1,251.30. At the end of every three months, please report to your General Practitioner for an evaluation and review. Sincerely, Financier, BDDC Her eyes wandered between the incredibly sparse letter and her crutch. This was it. This was what two years of fighting the bureaucratic system had come to. Two years of doctors appointments where she had to be re-diagnosed, where she had to convince other doctors it wasn’t temporary, where she had to have her diet watched and her habits measured so they knew she wasn’t doing it to herself. Two years of having to demand help from offices that would only see her in person despite her pain when walking. She sighed, and her crut...