| Many spend years seeking aid for disabled
Ten-year-old Harym Guerrero is bright, inquisitive and loves to talk. She also needs help to bathe, dress, write and eat, and someone always has to shadow her. Harym suffers from cerebral palsy, a neurological disorder that affects muscle control and coordination. A pump in her stomach sends medicine through her body that keeps her muscles from spasming out of control. When the pump gives out every few years, she has to have surgery to replace it. She needs expensive wheelchairs, wheelchair lifts and a stroller to get around. Her school provides an aide to help her during the day, but her mother and grandmother share duties at night and on the weekend. The Guerrero family qualifies for some Medicaid benefits, but they, like thousands of other Rio Grande Valley residents, are languishing on an endless waiting list for state disabled services that help pay for many of the services that Harym and her family need.
Sports Briefs... North Central
Senior softball league seeks women players A senior softball league for women 49 and over is looking for league players and tournament players. To register, call (210) 627-9255 or (210) 393-6944. Ancira Sports Park needs softball players The Ancira Sports Park is looking for softball players for the Spring 2 season starting March 13. Call (210) 545-2700 for more information. Texas Polar Bear 5K scheduled for Feb. 17 The 737th Training Group at Lackland AFB is holding the Texas Polar Bear 5K at 8 a.m. Feb. 17. To register, call (210) 497-8214. Society slates its annual MS Walk The National Multiple Sclerosis Society will have its annual MS Walk at 9 a.m.
Gawker Walker Tour: Michael Musto's Gay Chelsea
Gay New York is a many-horned (or is it horny-manned?) beast, but the scene's habitats are slowly becoming endangered. It's the oldest, most familiar tale in New York, but baby strollers—those awful by-products of unprotected sex—have slowly pushed gay strongholds from the West Village to Chelsea and all the way to Hell's Kitchen. (With a little more fucking and domesticating, straights could back them into a corner of Inwood Park.) To better understand the refuges of the "real men," we turn to Village Voice's Michael Musto, lifelong resident of NYC and resident expert on gay nightlife. He navigates us through the wilds of what he calls "Chelsea's last gasp" and the Jersey weeds who have sucked the Saturday nightlife from it. Andrew Krucoff and photographer Nikola Tamindzic report on the homoerotic fray.
Retiring with Security
Last year, the first baby boomers turned 60. Next year, the first boomers will be eligible to collect early Social Security benefits. A new government-commissioned survey asked boomers if they plan to collect reduced benefits at age 62 instead of waiting until they are old enough to collect full benefits. Their responses were compared with the decisions made by current retirees. -16 percent of boomers plan to start collecting Social Security at age 62. -34 percent of current retirees started collecting Social Security at age 62. -16 percent of the boomers believe all or most of their retirement income will come from Social Security. -31 percent of current retirees say Social Security makes up all or most of their income.
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