We were talking about making a living on a low income. That part you didn't understand.
That is just it.
Low incomes suck, the minimum wage may as well be $0. You can't function and thrive on 40 hours a week at $6 an hour.
Thankfully there are thousands of technical schools offering flexible night classes. Programs that cannot legally discriminate because of race, ethnicity, sex, or ugliness. Less than 2 years in these programs can put ANYONE in a position to make upwards of $70 an hour in a variety of positions.
The average ultrasound Tech in Santa Barbara makes $61,000 a year. The higher end is over $100,000 a year.
Americans are getting older, fatter, and more sedentary. ANY medical position is going to be as secure of a job as you're going to find for the rest of this lady's life.
"Improvise, adapt, overcome." -sgt. Highway