july 7 1990 i was going from oak park il to oregen wisconsin when the subaru hatchback i was riding in wheelbarring went out i went from the left lane to the right lane the car i was in got hit by a bus and flipped 3 times ending up on the top i was the only person hurt in the car i was in i was in back seat sleeping on my way to inventory a pharmacy then all the people that stopped wanted to help i said keep your hands off all i could do was flop my arms they helicoptored me to the university of wisconsin at madison where i stayed from july 7 until july 30 then they flew me back to st.louis where i went to st.marys of clayton i was in saint marys from july 30 until november 23rd since then i get 2/3 of a 40 hour work week at the time of my accident i was working about 80 hours a week now i am pretty destitute thats why i try to win money on sbr i am not a contest whore i send 50 or 100 dollars when i can afford it they [the insurance company] have not given me a cost of living allowance also known as a cola thats workman comp now i also get disablity which is about 660 dollars a month but try to buy a house i cant hardly make it my mom lived with me but she had altimerzer bad and died 11 08 10 i hardly ever went in her room but on that day i did and she died so peacefully thats it for me today sincerly yours chris smith ofallon il