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trontrontronmega OP t1_itsfn6f wrote

Reply to comment by idanrecyla in Roy on 6th Ave - homeless man with cancer by trontrontronmega

Me too. I hate the thought of how hard any type of illness on top of being homeless would be as if being homeless isn’t bad enough

Just holding a sign to beg for anything is heartbreaking and I know there are scammers but there are scammers in every walks of life - can’t let it take away from the legitimate ones that are at that point where they are asking for help.

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idanrecyla t1_itsik5v wrote

I'm glad you're saying h this. It's the kind of thing we should be talking about. How other human beings are living on the streets, is crazy. It's just this massive tragedy that's become acceptable because it's so common. I've helped various people who were homeless in ways I thought would be significant to them and end of the day they still slept in the cold. There has to be a better way to take care of people.

I have serious illness and I cannot fathom enduring that on the streets let alone the streets here. It has to be torturous, dehumanizing and terrifying.

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