The cruel reality for older homeless veterans
While my life is a nightmare right now and I feel the minutes of this precious existence going to waste, I’ve been fortunate to have had a great youth, and I’m still middle aged. I can’t give up yet. But when I look around at the older veterans around meContinue Reading
Tuesday Reflections: One Month In The Dark
It’s been a month since I came home and realized that there was no more delaying what sadly seemed inevitable. I was going to be a casualty of the housing crisis for a second time. I’d fought for over a year but there were no more couches to surf on.Continue Reading
What most Homeless Veterans want to do after recovering
Perhaps the tough times have beaten me down too often, but one of the saddest parts of my day are listening to other homeless veterans describe what they want to do after recovery. They want to help other veterans. You wonder why this might be sad. It’s because it’s whatContinue Reading
Homeless Veterans often won’t received specialized care they deserve
It bears repeating. There are good people out here fighting the good fight against homelessness, not nearly enough of them, but their hearts are strong. Sadly, their efforts are being poured into a broken system. Especially when it comes to helping homeless veterans like myself. The system is terribly brokenContinue Reading
Sunday Reflections: Service for Sadness
As I sit here on an early Sunday morning, I get an abundance of time to reflect on how bad life has been recently. Sundays can be the worst when you have nothing. Everything stops. While others are enjoying the day to do the things they enjoy, those who haveContinue Reading
Saturday Reflections: Watching the outside world go by
There was a time when I would hit six events on an Orlando Saturday in my old life. This was when I had my blog and I would zip from place to place taking pictures and chronicling the activities of some of the most powerful people in town. If youContinue Reading
Fighting homelessness can make you homeless is a cruel lesson learned
The truth is that I’ve been struggling in the Orlando housing market for years, since just before the pandemic. I’m not unusual. I’m surrounded by veterans who haven’t been able to find a permanent fix for this nightmare. But I was fortunate enough to have good people in my lifeContinue Reading
Many homeless veterans will lose their faith during their fight to survive
I’m a god fearing man. Many homeless veterans are. But when you’re a veteran and you lose everything, your faith is tested like it’s never been before. This is because of the mental beating your soul takes everyday you’re lost in the community with no home to go to, andContinue Reading
Many Homeless Veterans Can’t Help But Feel “Broken”
When you’ve lost everything and someone asks you “How are you doing?” there is pinch that you may feel. At least I know I feel the pinch. Etiquette calls for you to say “Oh, I’m fine”. You may have been raised to not unload your problems on someone you mayContinue Reading
What would you do if you lost everything and became homeless?
If you’ve been keeping up with this blog recently, you know that I’m once again struggling in the Orlando housing crisis with nowhere to go. It’s a waking nightmare that I wish would just end. But I have a question? Have you ever wondered what you would if you lostContinue Reading