What do you do when you meet a homeless person?

A friend send me an article that appeared in the freebie Chicago subway paper RED EYE on Tuesday. It asks the readers a simple question....

When faced with a homeless person, what do you do?

Boston is certainly no different....here the homeless seem to linger in Harvard Square, North Station, Park Street and Copley.

Certainly some homeless actually enjoy not having a care in the world and just hold out a cup so they can buy their next drink, but believe me they are in the minority. So many others (myself included) have seen their world erode to the point that we are living on the streets.

I hear some people snicker that the homeless are a bunch of lazy bums - well how about the ones that spend all day going through trash cans looking for cans and bottles (at 5 cents each) to get a little spending money - that isn't being lazy

I just ask that you look at every homeless person you encounter differently. No two stories are the same ( but some are similar ). Yes sometimes we don't smell very good but shower options are few and far between.

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I would be willing to meet with anyone who wishes to meet with me and to see that what I have been saying is true - I certainly understand that people could think this was a scam. Believe me it is not.

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I am a private person by nature and the main reason I do not use my name on the blog is I don't want a google history coming back to haunt me later in life.

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Update: September 16th

Very little has changed with me....

Right now I spend one night in a hostel to get a good night sleep and then spend 2 nights outside. The hostel in Boston costs 35 a night and there is one in Everett that costs 25 but that one is only on a bus line.

I have housing applications in everywhere but it is going to take time.

The City of Cambridge wants close to $1400 for unpaid parking tickets going back to the 80's when I was a cab driver. Back then cabs were used to deliver packages and we were told that Yellow Cab would pay most of them but when Yellow was sold to Brattle Cab the new owner decided to stick it to the drivers. Only now has the Registry been notified. I will never be able to pay those off with my monthy disability check.

I am having trouble getting around because of my leg....I should be resting it but can not.

I can use prayers.

Also if anyone knows a good lawyer that can help me with my parking ticket problems PLEASE E-MAIL ME

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Out of hospital...again

Haven't been able to update as I was in MetroWest Hospital again for 10 days with another infection. Currently in shelter in Marlboro.

Much more tomorrow