HOPEWELL, Va. (WRIC) — For the past 10 months, Hopewell mother Lashaunastey Turberville has been waiting for disability benefits to kick in. Diagnosed with white matter disease, Turberville said she’s physically unable to work — but the bills keep coming.
“I’ve been trying so hard to stay in the working world — show my daughter better, you know? Show her [how] to push through whatever,” Turberville said.
Her health struggles began four years ago. Since then, she’s endured damaged nerves, strokes, severe migraines, vomiting and seizures. The symptoms forced Turberville to resign from her job at a federal prison…