An Uber and Lyft driver took 2 years off to recover from leukemia. He says the pay now isn't enough to get by anymore — and he's ready to find a new gig.

• Richard, a driver who recently beat leukemia, is considering dropping gig driving after 11 years.
• He said his earnings are unsustainable and are much less than what he made prior to his diagnosis.
• He was out of work for two years, though he's looking for a full-time job to get back on his feet.

After driving for Uber and Lyft for eight years, Richard H. was diagnosed with leukemia in the summer of 2021. He had been making a decent living from driving in the Phoenix area, though his cancer diagnosis and treatments took him out of work entirely for nearly two years.