Government shutdown having a 'rippling effect on the community' as businesses, families adjust

By MATT SEYLER BEATRICE PETERSON Jan 19, 2019, 7:37 AM ET

The hundreds of thousands of federal workers who are either furloughed or working without pay are not the only ones reeling from the partial government shutdown.

Kings Floyd, who suffers from muscular dystrophy and epilepsy, is a federal worker who has been furloughed. That stop in pay meant she could not afford both her epilepsy medication and electric bill.

So she said she went without her medication for several days -- a gap that made it tough for her to function. She felt disoriented and even fell. And, without income, she couldn't afford to pay the personal care attendants who rotate through and help her with daily tasks.

“These are five women in the D.C. community who are relying on me as a part-time income, and I’m saying, ‘Oh, I’m sorry. I can’t pay you,’” she said.

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