Matt,

I agree that you keep your firearms. Just the thought that they are still yours gives you a reason to keep going forward with your life. I often pull mine out of the safe to just look at them. They are works of art and history that instill in me the same feeling one gets from visiting a museum like the Smithsonian, a temporary break from reality.

I'd go crazy if I had no transportation. A bike is fine but a motor scooter not requiring insurance or tags to putt around in would be for me if I could not get a car.

As far as making a few bucks for a six pack (of rootbeer, of course!), I'd seek a part time job anywhere (7/11, Highs, Home Depot) if physically able. I know when school starts, substitutes are always in demand at all grade levels. As a teacher substitute, you would not be on your feet all the time.

But before seeking and accepting a job, be certain doing so would not jeopardize deserved compensation benefits.

Seek counsel and advice from your pastor or religious institution or social services administration. Try out an employment agency. Keep looking in the Help Wanted section of your local newspaper. Put an add in the classified section advertising any service (work) you are capable of doing for others (handy man work, hang curtain rods, anything for extra $. Some adds seek persons willing to work from home on there computer for whatever!

You still have an intact mind. Use your imagination and never give up hope. There are many people with afflictions much, much worse than yours that have found ways to get through life. I know, I suffered major trauma with permanent disabilities at an early age. No one gave up on me so I didn't give up on myself. It wasn't easy, still isn't, but I found a way to be successful in life despite the resulting obstacles I encountered along the way.

Seeking the advice of all these great people of this forum proves you are on the right path. You are not alone, my friend.

Thomas