tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5284360730619731854.post4675258707578720250..comments2024-01-29T08:45:52.871-05:00Comments on Book Mama Blog: The Street or Me - Review & GiveawayBook Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07414574115445675278noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5284360730619731854.post-76289869282760430462014-08-23T16:22:44.426-04:002014-08-23T16:22:44.426-04:00A very original therme!A very original therme!Charmaine Paulshttp://www.charmainepauls.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5284360730619731854.post-18561772864368297792014-08-22T18:22:06.822-04:002014-08-22T18:22:06.822-04:00He did have a great story, though sad in the end. ...He did have a great story, though sad in the end. He tried to contact Russ once after he lost his money and was in a state mental hospital from trying to kill himself. When he asked Russ for money, the call ended. He didn't know why he would ask when he had so much. Him and his father had a very rocky relationship. It was just such a shock when we found out what had happened to him. After hearing his story, I do believe homelessness can happen to anyone. My last job was run by a man who helped homeless men from a shelter. When they got past their addictions (if they had them), he would bring them to work in the shop. There were so many success stories through that company. The ones who failed were heartbreaking including one guy that I had become very good friends with. His life prior to that was filled with drug use and street gangs. His brother worked there also and when he didn't show up to work one day, I asked where he was. I was told he slipped back. He refused anyone's help. I still wonder what happened to him. Hopefully he got his life together again.Janinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14462641875046092313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5284360730619731854.post-90831536622073003172014-08-22T14:26:00.919-04:002014-08-22T14:26:00.919-04:00Hi Janine, Homelessness, addiction and bad times c...Hi Janine, Homelessness, addiction and bad times can happen to anyone. Someone wrote to me that we're all one gene away, especially for an addiction. Thank you for sharing your story that instantly became part of mine. I'm happy your husband and his father had a chance to renew their bond. No one should die alone with regrets. Judith Glynnhttp://www.judithglynn.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5284360730619731854.post-28648619070709000332014-08-22T10:58:48.687-04:002014-08-22T10:58:48.687-04:00Wow, Janine. What a story. A book could be writt...Wow, Janine. What a story. A book could be written about your husband's father. <br /><br />I definitely recommend this book. It's such a powerful, raw depiction of life on the streets and a good Samaritan who took time out of her own life to help another's. Book Mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07414574115445675278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5284360730619731854.post-86097397555333089032014-08-22T08:46:42.786-04:002014-08-22T08:46:42.786-04:00I do believe every homeless person has a story. M...I do believe every homeless person has a story. My husband's father spent years living on the streets or in homeless shelters until we got a call from a social worker from a hospital. He lost contact with his father many years prior because the wife had told him make a choice, he could have her (the wife) or his son. He chose his wife. This is a man who was a millionaire back in the 80s and lived life in the biggest way possible. The wife took all of his money when they divorced (what was left after she made him buy her everything possible and took her on trips). So, when he got the call that day from the hospital, he didn't believe it was the right man. We had to go see him to make sure it was. He had been beat up really bad at a shelter. So, my husband had a couple years to make up for lost time (before he died) after they got him in a nursing home. He still can't believe he ended up homeless. It just shows anything can happen to anyone.Janinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14462641875046092313noreply@blogger.com