The Prisques once held a yard sale to raise money for a medication for Tiffany that was not covered by the government. For reasons like this, the Prisques rely heavily on the support of the Association. Heather and Floyd keep expenses as low as possible. They don't go out, and they don't drink. Floyd used to be a regular smoker, but limits himself to about five cigarettes a day now as he tries to quit and save money.
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Even most of the furniture in their rented home belongs to Heather's mother, in anticipation of the day when she will give up her apartment and move in with them. For the Prisques, the Association for Community Living is a lifeline and a front-line agency that knows their situation and can help them cope. Heather said she has often felt bad asking for extra help in the past, because she knows there are other families whose need is just as great. Heather is not willing to take the funding shortfall lying down. Like the time a couple of years back when she fought to have a monitor on the school bus that takes disabled children like Tiffany to the special needs program at John McGregor Secondary School in Chatham, she knows you sometimes have to make some noise to get what should be considered basic services.