Life in a truck
Ever since former newspaper journalist Modesto Sotero suffered a stroke nearly a decade ago, he and his wife Maria Josefina Perez have turned a truck into their home in order to make ends meet.
The couple, both in their early 80s, have no children or family members and everything they own — just a few personal items —is packed in their truck under a busy bridge.
Perez puts on her shoes in the sleeping area inside the truck.
She smiles as she poses for a photo wearing an umbrella hat.
Perez pushes a walker as she begs for money from passing drivers.
The couple prepare for dinner outside the truck.
Perez adjusts the volume on a television.
Stuffed toys and other knick-knacks are seen in the truck.
Perez covers her husband with a blanket as they get ready to go to sleep.
