MY NAME IS NICOLE DANIELS AND I’M 29 YEARS OLD. MY EXPERIENCE ON PINELLAS SUNCOAST TRANSIT AUTHORITY CAN ONLY BE DESCRIBED AS A BLESSING TO ME. I AM A SINGLE MOTHER OF 5 AND I HAVE BEEN RIDING THE BUS SINCE I WAS 8. I USE PSTAFOR EVERYTHING; GOING TO DOCTOR’S APPIONTMENTS, GROCERY SHOPPING, SCHOOL, WHEN I WAS ABLE AND VISITING FAMILY. MY MOST MEMORABLE AND VALUABLE EXPERIENCE USING PSTA WAS APRIL 2007.I WAS PREGNANT AND IN A DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SITUATION, WHICH CAUSE ME TO GO INTO LABOR 3 MONTHS EARLY. MY DAUGHTER WAS BORN WEIGHTING ONLY 2BLS. AND NOT ALIVE. THE DOCTORS WORKED ON HER FOR WHAT SEEMED LIKE FOREVER, BUT WAS ONLY 15 MIN. AND BROUGHT HER BACK TO LIFE. SHE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH SEVERAL DISABILLITIES. FOR  9 WEEEKS I TRAVELED BACK AN FORTH. EVERYDAY, SOMETIMES TWICE A DAY IWENT TO THE HOSPITAL TO BE WITH HER. THE BUSES I RELIED ON  GOT ME THERE WHERE I NEEDED TO BE. I DON’T HAVE A CAR AND DON’T KNOW WHEN I WILL GET ONE. BUT FOR NOW I WILL USE THE BUS SYSTEM THAT I TRUST AND I FEEL SAFE RIDING. ME AND MY KIDS ARE VERY THANKFUL FOR THE PSTA SYSTEM. IT HAS REALLY BEEN A BLESSING TO ME AND FOR THOSE WHO DON’T OWN A VEHICLE. SO I THANK EVERYONE IN THE PINELLAS SUNCOAST TRANSIT AUTHORITY. THEY ARE MY LIFELINE.