Disabled Vet, Autistic Son Evicted from FEMA Home

Jojo the sad thing is a lot of people don't realize how time consuming and expensive autism is. If the mother is not in the picture he is the only person to transport his child to and from therapy. What is even more sad the Company that now handles military insurance is trying to fight the ruling that autism related services has to be covered. If they get their way it will be overturned and the insurance will not have to pay a dime.

I'm a disabled veteran from a chemical accident. I only get $600/month from my disability, I run marathons, the amount of disability is based on your disability rating. What's more, I'm a mom to a child with autism and a military spouse. Until very recently military personnel who were medically retired lost autism coverage, there was a lawsuit won by a local family (Crestview) that made military insurance cover autism services. Even so, they have not back paid many families. Autism is expensive, and early and intensive therapies are required for a good outcome. To be frankly honest, if I was in a situation were I would have choose between rent and my son's therapy, it would be my child's therapy. There is a small window for these kids.

I'm a disabled veteran. I run marathons. I was in a chemical accident that damaged my sinuses. I only get $600 a month for my disability. It depends on the percentage. I also have a child with autism. Most insurances don't cover autism treatments. One therapy alone costs around $80/hour, and you need at least 40 hours a week. If you are retired by military disability, until very recently, you lost your coverage. This therapy is very necessary, and if I had to choose, I would pay for my son's therapy before housing, because it takes a long time to evict. While it's easy to judge, please don't.

You can be disabled without looking it, not every disabled person is going to be hobbling around or in a wheelchair. People can have debilitating diseases and not look sick, I think some doubters need to google "Butyoudontlooksick". I'm related to someone who is pretty sick and when she tells people what she has, the first thing out of so many people's mouths is "Oh, you don't look sick". Nobody wants to look or seem sick! I think there may be more to this story also and agree that it takes time to get someone evicted legally though.

Disabled veteran and Autistic son aside...the Sheriff elected him and ordered his property removed from the house. The Sheriff just didn't decide to evict him, the court ordered it. This process takes at least 60 days. The man had plenty of time to pack and move his stuff. I wonder who called the media?

It's sad, but the facts and reality also apply. A disabled vet gets a very nice check each month. People living in FEMA houses are required to pay rent each month on a sliding income scale each month. Simple: you get a check each month and you must pay your rent each month. Otherwise, you get evicted!

There seems to be a lot missing from this story. Hurricane Katrina was over 7 years ago and why is the man still living in a home provided by FEMA? He didn't seem to be disabled in the video, I was expecting a wheel-chaired bound man that actually looked disabled. This dude looks and speaks like a very healthy person. The home shown is a nice home, probably a $100K plus home in a nice neighborhood, and I thought that FEMA provided only travel trailers to Hurricane Katrina victims. This man seems to have a good scam going, ride the entitlement train and use the autistic Son as a crutch to ride the train til the end. I would like to read the rest of this guys story, what branch of service was he in, what war he served in, what military related illness was he diagnosed with, etc. This fluff piece is only a small fraction of the story and if you're over 7 years removed from a hurricane and still haven't picked yourself up with all the governments resources and entitlements that are being given away at a unheard of rate then you are a leech and burden on society in general. I ain't buying none of this story because it is missing way too many details, the smart viewers and readers know a sensationalized story when they see one. This is why we as Americans seldom believe any of the lame stream news and media any longer, the media creates stories and reports that grab the attention of the idiots that don't know any better than to believe the nonsense they print and report on.

This is unspeakably wrong. Is this what our soldiers fight for? If this is the best we can do then it's time for a change, this is so very wrong!!!