A 61-year-old janitor reveals how he walks 35 miles to work at night to provide for his sick wife. Stephen simoff works at the lakeside casino in osceola , iowa, but lives in davis city, walking more than six hours down the dreary interstate 35. He leaves his house to get to work on his personal 23-hour shift. At 15:30 and goes on four lanes of cars with a rumble on the ground, rain, wind or snow. Scroll down to understand the video Stamina legs: steven simoff works as a night cleaner at the lakeside casino in osceola, iowa, but lives in davis city, iowa, 35 miles away. To get to work on his personal shift at 11:00 pm, he goes outside at 3:30 pm. A devoted husband: steven simoff kisses his wife, renée, leon bet portugal goodbye. “You must not lose your own job,” he said. Simoff lives with his wife, renée, who is on supplemental social income, and their 22-year-old grandson, steven, who is now unemployed. There wasn't much money since rene had a stroke 9 years ago. She's also had several heart attacks. Earning $9.07 a day at a casino job, simoff says his family can't afford to live like a job because their rent is davis city exclusively 400 usd for 30 days. Simoff owns a 2002 ford windstar minivan, but can insist that he rarely buys gas for him. A four-hour trip to detroit : many people have hard times… As a middle-class woman with nine siblings lay dead and… 'Primarily while you have a family and you have a job, you will have to be able to provide quite. And everyone should not lose their own work - the two main items that i can think of,” he told the des moines register. From detroit, who received $350,000 from the gofundme campaign and a new ford taurus after his plight drew national magazine attention. Although simoff's journey is longer, he told the register that he usually can catch the car. Three out of five days. He works thursday through tuesday and says sundays are generally not the best time to try and catch a car. Him frugality but the approach has its own drawbacks - he needs to get a new pair of shoes every month and a half. Different generations: steven simoff with his own grandson steven (left). Finances were tight, so how did his wife renée (right) suffer a stroke nine years ago. She's also had multiple heart attacks Next: simoff's travel distance becomes clear compared to the size of iowa On average, simoff spends almost 4 hours a day walking to work. 'It's all going to depend on the weather and people's mood today, whether they're going to slow down and flood you,' he said. On the way home, simoff can hitchhike most of the way to the porch with a colleague who lives in leon, leaving him eight miles to walk. « He wants to make money for a living,” said emil segebart, who has been driving simoff for ten years. “I look at it that way. You are looking to earn a living, and do whatever it takes. But it's just the right thing.” Once in the office, simoff has to spend his eight-hour shift on his feet cleaning the casino, apart from two 15-minute breaks and half an hour for food. Despite his advanced age, he will say that he never got hurt walking to the office and the one drug he took was sometimes aspirin or tylenol. ' If i don't get to work, he said, the bills don't stay paid. As long as my legs are great and my health is in good shape, i don't think i'll change.” Hard work: once at a lakeside gambling establishment, simoff is working his eight-hour shift. On legs cleaning all night Empathy: 56-year-old james robertson of detroit received $350,000 from the gofundme campaign and a new ford taurus as soon as his plight caught national media attention More: Munson: 35 miles in steve's place