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More than 700,000 Oregon residents woke up to full EBT accounts on Friday.
That includes 70-year-old Linda Simon in Eugene, who gets $133 per month.
I am one grateful woman today.
She says the back and forth on if she would get her benefits has weighed heavily on her mind the last couple weeks.
She felt tired and was losing hope.
Now I feel a little more energized.
You know, I feel like I got a dopamine hit in my brain.
Simon plans to restock her kitchen with milk, bread, fruit, and the makings for a good pot of vegetable soup.
For NPR News, I'm Kyra Buckley in Portland.
More than 700,000 Oregon residents woke up to full EBT accounts on Friday.
That includes 70-year-old Linda Simon in Eugene, who gets $133 per month.
She says the back and forth on if she would get her benefits has weighed heavily on her mind the last couple weeks.
She felt tired and was losing hope.
Now I feel a little more energized.
You know, I feel like I got a dopamine hit in my brain.
Simon plans to restock her kitchen with milk, bread, fruit, and the makings for a good pot of vegetable soup.
For NPR News, I'm Kyra Buckley in Portland.