May 26 2009
Today I went out and talked to another homeless person, Her name is Sue she is 36 years old and has been homeless for the last five years. I asked her if drugs had anything to with her being homeless her answer was a very loud and clear no. We started talking about what brought her to where she is today Sues answer was that yes drugs did help her get where she is today, But she no longer uses. Heroin was her drug of choice she couldn't give me a straight answer on how long she used but stated that she did use for a very long time and decided to stop using when she lost her spouse to the vicious cycle of drugs. After her spouse past away she lost everything because there was no signed will everything was taken from her she has now been clean off of all drugs for 12 years and says she can not get a job because of the were and tear the drugs have caused on her body she has no teeth she has no clean clothes and she does not want to be on welfare. But has asked welfare if they would help her out with getting some false teeth, And if there was a job wave program she could attend with out being on welfare they have turned her down time and time again Sues story has really got to me here is someone who is crying out for help, Not money but anything to help her fit in to the public working world she does not enjoy living on the streets and having to pan handle on a daily basis for food we need to change this vicious cycle and help people that are out there looking for help but cant get it and don't have any ware to turn.