By Julie Cashman <\/p>\n\n\n\n
May 2023<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hello, I\u2019d like to introduce myself, I am Julie Cashman and I am co-chair of Consumer Action Committee with ABLE2. This is my story about me and my mom Joanne Cashman who died of ovarian cancer in October 2019. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
I first got epilepsy when I was six years old, and my mom was my biggest supporter in life. She\u2019d stay by my side taking me to doctors appointments and rushing me to the ER when I had seizures and even keeping a journal of my seizures and meds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Over the many years growing up she became my biggest supporter for a disabled person who had epilepsy. She got me involved in ABLE2 formerly Citizen Advocacy because my mother saw how I was struggling in life with my disability to make friends. It\u2019s only because of ABLE2 and the help of my mother I went onto have 2 matches plus my current match.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Without the support of my mom, I would not have known about ABLE2 or other resources such as Build Community or Reach lawyers for people with disabilities, that CRA does incomes for free as long as you are on ODSP, subsidy housing or even having an RDSP account as a disability person for my retirement. I now in turn have become co-chair of the Consumer Action Committee and a board member on the ABLE2 Board of Directors. I also volunteer in my apartment building on Fridays for the veggie Friday program supporting tenants where I live. My goal in life is to be happy and I love volunteering.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Without the support of my mom, I would not have known about ABLE2 or other resources such as Lifetime Networks or Reach lawyers for people with disabilities, that CRA does incomes for free as long as you are on ODSP, subsidy housing or even having an RDSP account as a disability person for my retirement. I now in turn have become co-chair of the Consumer Action Committee and a board member on the ABLE2 Board of Directors. I also volunteer in my apartment building on Fridays for the veggie Friday program supporting tenants where I live. My goal in life is to be happy and I love volunteering.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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