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I was in the hospital for breaking my
neck and I didn't have no place to go. I
needed therapy and I needed rest and the
doctor asked
me, "Are you ready to go home?" And I
said, "I don't I don't have a home.
The doctor wants you to call him. So I
called him. He's all like, "Hey, get
ready, buddy. We got you a place." All
right, let's go. And they brought me
here, man. This place is beautiful, man.
No, the ladies brought me in, told me,
"This is your room. Lay down and rest."
We got food over here, snacks, TV room.
You can watch TV and relax. They just
wanted me to rest, heal up. They put a
team around you. And this
team actually all work together and give
you a chance in life. I got physical
therapy here. I had my nurses come in
and make sure that I'm taking the right
medication. They check my pulses. They
check my blood pressure. They check my
lungs. And then they go, I got a CSW. I
mean, a case manager. He would take me
looking for housing. Uh the voucher
people came and um they came and
uh showed me my paperwork uh what I was
going to be eligible for, how much or
what what type of housing that I needed.
I'm about to sign a lease for one year
in my own apartment.
It gave me a chance to rest, heal up,
and make the right decisions mentally,
physically. By giving me that chance
over here, it gave me a chance to quit
drugs. That's one thing a person that's
homeless wants to know is that there is
help out there. There is people that
want to help you.