Milwaukee condominium residents have been without their only elevator for six months after it was damaged during the historic August floods, leaving some struggling to navigate stairs daily.
Linda McCarthy, who lives on the first floor of the condominium, must climb a set of stairs every time she enters or exits the building since her floor is not at ground level.
“Those steps to me are a lot,” McCarthy said. “I was diagnosed with ovarian cancer last year around this time, and going for chemo, so it’s very difficult because it really zaps all of your energy and coming back after chemo, even though those are eight steps, they may as well be 100 to me.”
Since there’s no working elevator, McCarthy’s family has been helping her in and out of the building, which includes lugging her electric chair in and out too…