I called the YMCA and explained my situation to the same gentlemen I spoke to before I even sent in my application. He claimed that I was sent the wrong letter because I didn’t put down the “special circumstance” of working in Chatsworth. I was pretty damn sure that the address of your employer was required on the first page of the application. I didn’t understand why he wanted to argue with me when he was fully aware that I was going through chemo and I had even taken the time to call in advance to make sure I filled out the application properly. I was about to tell him so when he offered me a half-price initiation fee and monthly fee. I got the financial aid I wanted and he got to wave around the moderate amount of power he possesses. In the end, I guess we both won.
