82-year-old Texas man says USPS delays left him without daily heart medication for a week

An elderly Texas man says his heart medication has been with a mail processing facility for more than a week because of delays in mail delivery that affect residents of many U.S. states.

In an interview with local news outlet KHOU, 82-year-old Don White said he hoped to receive his medication on Monday and noted that he had never experienced an inability to receive the drugs from the post office when he was in possession of a tracking number.

“There have been a few times that it took a week, a week and a half, two weeks, but this is the first time I actually came out and did not do much checking with the post office, even though I had a tracking number on it. , ”White told KHOU.

Because of the delays, White says he has been without the medicine for a week and had to rely on over-the-counter solutions from local drug stores.

The Postal Service blamed delays on the coronavirus pandemic as well as years-old financial problems in a lengthy statement received by the news station.

“The postal service flexes its available resources to cope with the workload created by the effects of the ongoing Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. We appreciate the patience of our customers and apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. “We also appreciate the efforts of employees if conditions change on a day-to-day basis,” the Post Office said in part.

Residents of several cities and counties have been delayed in recent weeks over mail delivery through Postmaster General Louis DeJoyLouis DeJoyColorado Secretary of State Considering Legal Action Against Trump, Postmaster General Postmaster General Agrees to Testify before House Panel McConnell: Postal Service Will ‘Just Be Good’ MOREtry to reorganize the service and cut costs. In Philadelphia, mail carriers have reported extreme levels of understaffing and mail piles up in processing centers.

Staff at the Veterans Affairs Department have also reported delays in veterans receiving medication through the Postal Service.

President TrumpDonald John Trump’s leadership over Trump merges in new national poll Biden finds barriers in bidding to forge ties with US allies. Cheney calls Snowden ‘unconscious’ after Trump says he considers it MORE has indicated in recent days that its opposition to increased funding for the Postal Service stems from Democrats’ call for universal post-in-votes in November. Trump has said several times that more post-a-vote could lead to increased voter fraud, even though there is no evidence to support that claim.