She was a street person, yet she never asked for money. She was requesting that everyone read the note she was holding in her palm. Someone finally stopped and read the note after 16 years. Then everything was different. This is what it says on paper.

An 80-year-old woman has a heartwarming tale to share with the world—one that does not, however, come to a joyful conclusion.

Wanda Ritter hasn’t slept in her own bed at home in 16 years. She continued to claim that “the government owed her $100,000 dollars” every day despite everyone’s belief that she was insane. No one noticed that she was carrying a suitcase full of paperwork and uncashed checks. Everyone believed that she was another madman.

Wanda had four kids and worked as a locksmith. She insisted repeatedly that the Social Security System owed her a sizable sum of money on the streets of Washington.

“I was crazy to get rid of the luggage,” according to them. “I told myself that if I did something stupid, people would think I was crazy.” She elaborated.

But everything changed when Julie Turner, a 56 years old social worker, heard her story and picked an interest on her case. When she checked the papers she shook her head in disbelief.

“She needed money assistance, not with mental health assistance.” Turner pointed out that she’s owed the government $100,000.

However, how did the woman comprehend the issue?

Wanda started getting checks from $300-$900 each month. The woman didn’t cash the checks because she thought something was wrong with them, so she returned them, but Ritter called Social Security Services to check the deviation.

“If I had collected them and claimed that a mistake had been made, who would have believed me?” Ritter told the the local reporters that she believes once she gets the case under control she could resolve it.

With the assistance of the godsend worker Julie Turner, Ritter got a $500 apartment.

A week after the news went viral, Ritter got her first $1,644 check from Social Security.

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