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
Costs for returning to work after homelessness is a problem for some Vets
Unfortunately, if you’re a homeless veteran in Florida (or any other state) for that matter the costs never stop coming. Poverty slams you into the ground, grabs the back of your face and keeps slamming it into the pavement. It’s a constant beating. Even when you’ve managed to find aContinue Reading
Tuesday Reflections: Fight, Fight, Fight…
The depression you experience after you lose everything is devastating. So much so, that you don’t feel like fighting anymore. When you lose your home you want to quit. You want to crawl into a hole and disappear. But myself, along with many others in Orlando have to push thatContinue Reading
Monday Reflections: How to feel when no help is coming
When you’re trying to fight off homelessness in Orlando, it doesn’t even feel like you’re in the same town. Sadly, this isn’t the first time I’ve struggled during this housing crisis, and the environment for recovery here is so hostile that I’ve never felt further away from the community IContinue Reading