July 23rd 2020 at 2:38 p.m. I was driving my route as a Lincoln Nebraska city bus driver, that day I had bus 320, when a car driving the opposite direction of me fired a weapon at my bus and killed the only passenger I had on the bus.
My employer gave me one day off after the shooting which happened on a Thursday and gave me Friday off. It was devastating to watch somebody die in front of me and I took the next 3 weeks off, using my vacation and sick time to try to get over the shooting. I went back to work but it was very hard for me, every time a branch hit the top of my bus I thought it was a gunshot, every time somebody closed a car door I thought it was a gunshot, The nightmares at night over and over again and my doctor gave me anxiety medicine to try to help me sleep. The city of Lincoln Nebraska denied me workman’s comp they said that PTSD according to the city officials were only paid to Police officers, EMT, & Firefighters. And I had to pay for my counseling myself with no help from the city, no support whatsoever from the city.
I turn 62 and again I was assaulted by a passenger, I couldn’t do it anymore, to much violence by passengers I had to retire.
Money is so tight for me, my mortgage payment is $1,420 a month My social security is $1,765 a month I do get a retirement check from the City of Lincoln, but in two years it’s going to run out and I need to do something now before I can’t make my house payment any longer.
I thought about selling my home, but to rent is more expensive than my house payment so that doesn’t work. I’ve lived with this trauma for years now, I’m so frustrated. So any donations towards the payment of my mortgage would be so appreciated and relieve a lot of stress on my continued retirement.
Thank you for reading my story.
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