SYRACUSE -- Agnes McCray's quality of life depends on the care she gets.

Since 1991, Agnes has depended on state funded in home care. But that could soon change with Governor Patterson's proposed budget cuts.

Governor Patterson's mid-year cuts would eliminate statewide in-home care services for the disabled. That's why ARISE, a Central New York disabled person's advocacy group, is organizing a bus trip down to Albany on Monday to protest the budget proposal. About 50 Syracuse and Oswego residents will travel to the state capital and meet with hundreds of other protesters from across the state.

McCray will be one of those protesters.

"It's really about the quality of life and the devastation that will happen if these agencies are cut," McCray says.

Those going down to Albany won't be going just to protest, however. McCray says they have a message for Governor Patterson that could save the state money.

"It will be more of a cost to New York State with hospitals and emergency services because if we're not getting the care we need now, and it will be more of an insurance cost hospital-wide as well."

McCray also says ARISE will be making their case for retaining in-home care on the local level to legislators.