Toronto Homeless Woman Trying to Kick Her Heroin Addiction
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- Опубликовано: 18 дек 2018
- It's freezing cold in Toronto, Canada. It's hard to imagine homeless people sleeping out outside in this weather, but the numbers of homelessness continue to increase. I was walking around handing out socks and hand warmers. As I was talking to an indigenous homeless man who goes but the street name of "Bushman" and a young girl who probably wasn't even 18 yet, a homeless woman goes by wearing two backpacks while bushing a cart with suitcase precariously balanced on the top.
When I asked the homeless woman if she'd like some socks and hand warmers, her cart came tumbling down. By now I learned her name. Karla told me she has been sleeping outside homeless in Toronto for four years. Karla and I worked together to get her cart back in order and somewhat balanced. She told me she had asked someone to watch her stuff and this person did something that rearranged the order causing the cart to be unbalanced. My heart broke just thinking about how Karla lugs all this stuff around everywhere she goes. Some people say homeless people are lazy when it's the exact opposite. Surviving homelessness is hard work, and there are no days off - ever!
After being arrested, Karla was sent to a halfway house. When that didn't work out, Karla tried to go into an addiction treatment program, but because she was using suboxone at the time, they would not accept her. That's how Karla first ending up on the streets of Toronto.
It's nearly impossible to stay sober when living on the streets. Karla got addicted to heroin and fentanyl. She's tried methadone treatment, but when the clinic was closed on a holiday, Karla got dope sick.
It's hard to describe dope sickness or opioid withdrawal to anyone who has not experienced it. Nausea, vomiting, diarrhea and/or constipation, hot and cold flashes, muscle aches and spasms, and even the sensation of bugs crawling on or under the skin all lead to one of the worst experiences imaginable. Dope sickness or even the fear of dope sickness leads to creating the cycle of addiction. A person may first start using opioids to escape emotional trauma once the addiction sets in the addict now need drugs more than they need air.
Karla is determined to wean herself of off drugs. I have huge respect for Karla for having the courage to be candid about her addition and for working hard to get sober. She reminds of another homeless heroin addict I met named Cameron. Cameron received help and is now married with children. He is proof that people can get sober even from the hardest drugs if we are there to help them. Watch his original interview here • Homeless Man Shares RE...
For everyone who is going to judge Karla for being a drug addict remember that as a taxpayer we pay huge money per homeless person per year that's out on the streets. Blame them all you want - you still pay for their homelessness. The smart move is to house homeless people because housing doesn't just save money, it saves lives. Please watch this video on Housing First to learn more: • Homeless Veteran Gets ...
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For everyone who is going to judge Karla for being a drug addict remember that as a taxpayer we pay huge money per homeless person per year that's out on the streets. Blame them all you want - you still pay for their homelessness. The smart move is to house homeless people because housing doesn't just save money, it saves lives. Please watch this video on Housing First to learn more: ruclips.net/video/SizHuR225Co/видео.html
And don't forget that homelessness is skyrocketing the past couple of of years. Just because you have a job means very little if you can't find affordable housing.
Mark is exactly right. Housing first.
Keep doing your great work Mark you are truly inspiring many people to stop throwing stones and to get involved in helping others. WE TRULY ARE (OUR BROTHERS & SISTERS KEEPERS) Let us pray that more and more people will come to see that everyone needs love and respect. Your non-judgmental approach to those that are homeless is Awesome. Those that have nothing don't need judgment, they need real human compassion. THANK YOU FOR HELPING SO MANY TO HAVE HOPE FOR A BETTER LIFE.
I hope she can get off the Heroin......Poor lady she looks like she had it hard.
Mark is there a way to buy these people insulated sleeping bags? Do you have a link for such donations.
At least she keeps it real about the drug use ..the lady seems like a very nice person in a shitty situation .i hope she finds the path back to happiness.
Same
Have a blessed day pepe 🙄🙄
She can be happy unless she get rid of drugs
Yep I hate when I see homeless people interviews and they deny being a junkie or crack head and instead say they just smoke weed or drink a lot. I would say this dude told her before he started recording that of she tells the truth he will give her some money.
Most of those people walking past don't understand how close they are to being homeless.
@Valen V Most of those people would not own their homes. They could easily lose their jobs.
@Valen V Unless you've been homeless, you can't relate to the people in these videos.
@Valen V Too many people are so stuck on stats that they miss the message in the discussion at hand.
Even in general, it's not about the stats. It's about the people. ONE homeless person is one too many.
And The Last White Guy is right. Each of the people passing by in the video DON'T understand how close they are to being homeless.
@Valen V one homeless person is one to many!
How full of your own crap do you need to be to believe otherwise like you?
No judgement zone here. We are all addicted to something in our own way. We are all struggling in our own way. Some paths are harder than others. Some paths are easier ❤ I wish and hope only the best for her. We love you.. We support you...
Yeah
Cerberus
I'm a former addict and I know all about excuses. You are absolutely right about that! Doesn't mean I still do not hope and wish the best for her ❤ Thank you for your comments and opinions to my post. I appreciate all perspectives
Ally Sha... You're a beautiful person... ❤
I always say that. EVERYONE has an addiction/vice. We all look for comfort somewhere. Some eat themselves into obesity, "cuddle" themselves into an STD, drive into a family of 5,etc..then sit back & laugh at a drug addict. If everyone would look at themselves first this world would be a more understanding place.
Jerimiah Rivera Thank you. ❤ I appreciate you.
She sounds determined! I hope she gets her wishes!
Misfortune could happen to anyone. God bless you and the lady in her endeavor to reach her goals!
So true 💙
She seems like a very sweet person. Toronto is super cold! How can society allow anyone to suffer like this on the streets in dangerous temperatures?
@Valen V doesnt matter they are still human beings
last year we had homeless people who were found dead out in the cold from exposure. In that area during winter especially, you will see multiple people out on the grates, in the indoor banking machine rooms, in the McDonald's and Tim Hortons anywhere to keep warm. I wish the security would let them stay and just allow them to stay warm at least through the night.
@Chadwicked B you do understand what a refugee is ? Also homelessness in Toronto has always been a problem, don't use refugees for a source of blame. I do agree the government should do more to help Canadians as much as new comers but we are more than capable of doing both. Unless you are Native you have no greater claim to Canada than a refugee.🤷🏽♀️
She choosing that life . If she wants to get sober , she will .
Mark is one of the finest human beings on this planet. I wish the best for this woman. It's so easy to judge, but very hard to take the time to listen to her story. 😢
What a strong woman. So so strong, wow.....I wish her well...
We all make mistakes and anybody deserves a second chance.....I hope she does make the right decision and may God bless this beautiful lady.✝🙏
Spot on
@@InvisiblePeople may God bless you too Invisible People. 🙏🙏✝
I live an hour from Toronto, lots of homeless and they deal with horrible weather... especially this time of the year. Lots of Fentanyl in Canada too, it's a big issue. Hope she can beat her disease and live a full life.
Justin Czech what town you from?
My advice, go to AA meetings, say your name and that you're an alcoholic and addict. Stay away from NA meetings. Go every day. Let people get to know you. After you're clean and get your 1 year medalian then tell your family you are almost there. No matter what damage or wreckage you left there your family will hopefully take you back. Good luck. You helped me decide what to do with my son. Thank you, Karla.
God please Bless this Woman and Help her kick her addictions. Amen🌷❤️
I feel confident that Karla will be successful with her sobriety. She had that determined look that said it all. We have an opioid crisis in Canada that has taken far too many beautiful lives this year. God bless all of those that are in her situation. I've had relatives that have over-come some of these same situations. Life is full of challenges and victories and there is a good life waiting, on the other side of the addiction. Thank you Mark for your tenacity in filming these stories to bring awareness to all.
Hot water bottles are great. I use them all the time in the winter. The winters in Sweden can be really cold, so cuddling up with 4-5 bottles filled with hot water is better than - almost - anything 😊
Even a woman..?😸😸
@@moonglow1311 Yep + not many women want to sleep in the forest or in public toilets :)
Yea.. How long does that help.. About 10 minutes at the most.
@@Franaflyby 1-2 hours if you have them under your clothes. Long enough to fall asleep.
@@DimiHard 💪💪💪
Thank you for this great interview 💖🌸
Amen!!! Thank you for this vision of thruth!!God bless you for caring..Karla is deeply in my prayers..
I'm going to send her love and light forever. Thanks for sharing your story.
She has a super cute personality. Her positivity is awesome.
I live in d.t. Toronto near this intersection and Toronto is in crisis with homelessness. Basic studio jr 1bdroomn apartments dt start at 2000.00 unless one can get into a co-op (7-10yr waiting list). Condos 500 sq ft start at 500,000 if one wants to deal with a 400,000 mortgage. It is a completely unaffordable and unliveable city for many.
There's a lovely human behind this addiction.
Great work on your channel my friend I just recently found your channel and In surprised you dont have millions of subscribers you make me see more in people now with your videos, I love you man great work again!
Prayers for her. My heart goes out to her. ★peace
Too many people out there to exploit this lady. Not enough people to help and take her in. I hope someone comes along to take her in and show her real love and concern. Sometimes that's all a lost person needs is real love and compassion.. That alone can save them.
Right now I am houseless not homeless because I do stay in my vehicle. At 66 yrs it happened. Not on drugs. Yes I do receive Social Security & that is where my situation started. 1st the IRS claimed I owed back tax's 14 yrs ago & started deducting from Social Security which was resolved months later but that had already put me houseless. Now 6 months later Social Security notified me I was over paid on my 1st ck 2017 & will adjust by deducting from my Jan ck $693 from $$1,100. I will survive. Nice people try to encourage me. One man gave me a coat. Alot of seniors on Social Security are houseless because that is all we have. Another surprise was that they do take out for Medicare. Medicare is not free! Additional supplemental insurance at a cost because Medicare does not cover everything. Not excuses but it just is not a simple answer why we are houseless. Please be kind. We already hurt.
@Tsunauticus III You have no choice. Medicare is not free! Although President Trump keeps saying we paid for it while we worked. Still it is not sufficient & you have to pay extra for the supplement! The pymt as you said can not be late! Sad to me that seniors are required to pay for basic health insurance. Christmas Blessings to you & your family🎄
It is too much for me and I will probably give up if my family can't or won't help. I have worked most of my life since I was sixteen, and helped when my dad lost his job. I eventually got my college degree in computer technology, but when I got over forty, my company dumped me. Now I have to sell my home, and it's so scary.
These people on here would group you with the heroin addicts man.
Prayers for all
Wow that's fucked up THEY made an error and overpaid you and you have to suffer the consequences how r u supposed to live off of 400$ a month lord have mercy wish you the best of luck
Ive been on methadone for a few years and have been clean for 2and a half years! If I have to take methadone for the rest of my life then so be it! Im happy and healthy! And thats all that matters! I feel for her! I know how terrible withdrawl is! And wouldnt want to go thru that again!
@@InvisiblePeople Thanks Mark! Yep I have three kids whom I raise on my own as a single mom! I'm in school as well ! I couldnt imagine much more than that at the moment as my plate is quite full! Alot of people bash methadone ans make it out to be this awful medication, to each their own because for me it saved my life!
Thank you for doing what you do! We need more ppl like you in this world!
Celeste Brusciano why do you have to be on methodone the rest of your life? That doesn't seem a fix but an alternative help me understand.
@@tumbleweed1787 ok well wheb you use heroin the synapses in your brain doesnt function properly anymore.. Some doctors will tell you that your brain will be like this forever while others will say that it can heal itself over time... This is a big reason why I have chosen to stay on... I dont know if I will be on it forever but if I am so be it... I dont get high off of it... It only helps me be normal... I have gotten off of it years ago and it didnt work out for me... I see it this way... Im happy... Im functioning, I am a productive member of society... My kidneys and liver are in good condition so If I did ever get iff of it which who knows maybe I will... It will be a very long drawn out process !
I got my life together on methadone until I wanted to not take a drug every day, Tried to kick whent so bad I got on suboxone and got an AA in computer programming then wanted to not take a substance daily and those wds lasted 3 months the maintenance drugs are good to get back on track and get life going but I promise after years and years your body will say I dont want to take something daily
GREY DEATH I was typing to the OP and saw your comment. I agree 100%. There is a point you get sick of it. Celeste Brusciano would love to hear your update. Hope you stopped the methadone? I had a suboxone taper off twice. I was clean for two years then had a toxic relationship where I had to move out immediately with just my clothing. Suboxone is much easier to taper off. I was taking it daily and it still helps my pain from RLS and migraines. However, waking up and needing to always take it is not worth it. Having to explain to my significant other. Being free is the best feeling in the world! I have herd the same that the brain can heal but slowly and might need help. Tapered off suboxone and got the Vivitrol shot. This was a life changer. No more waking up sweating or anxiety or having to take a sub. After 3 months of shots which last a month I didn't need it anymore. I feel great and don't even have a thought of taking pain killers.
What a beautiful spirit she has! I really hope she gets clean, gets a nice little place all for her and hopefully her kids too one day. That can do additude is going to keep her going through all of this. I do wish these interviews would be able to help them get an indoor place to stay for a night though, especially during these freezing winter time interviews.
she has real pretty eyes, i wish her well and a home.
Thank you, ❤
Hope you have gotten better, all my love and prayers. Hope you are still with us.God bless
I hope she makes it. She seems determined to turn herself around. It's people like her that keep me humble and helpful.
I want to give this poor lady a hug. Bless her heart 💙
She's alot more honest and living in truth then the masses. God bless her and strengthen her.
Where are you in Toronto? I'm heading downtown there today. I would love to buy you lunch or dinner.
@Eugene Choi I did not see her, but I'm down there often, and I will look for her around Dundas Square.
Thats very nice of u mz lee i can see you have a very kind soul .
Hey, In case you still haven't seen her, I find her open door for me almost every time am at the tim hortens just around the corner from dundas and Parliament
@@aquin2093 thank you! I may look for her tomorrow when I go downtown.💜
@@olajuwonwilliams5008 thank you, and I wish you all the best in the new year!💜
I said a prayer for you ma'am. I pray for us addicts every day, us in recovery and those still in the fight. Give yourself over to God, all things are possible through him. 🤗 a digital hug from Kentucky!
You can kick the smack i did 1 year clean
Good for you! Keep up the good work! 💜
Thankyou mz lee have a blessed day
Proud of you! 💖🌸💐
Good work brother
Thankyou guys so much for THE support. Everyone have a merry Christmas. Or what ever u celebrate
God bless her for wanting to give tips to other homeless on how to stay warm😍❤️❤️❤️🦋
If she was on suboxone then why did she need another type of a treatment facility? She was already on a treatment plan with suboxone. Suboxone is by far the best method because it blocks the user from getting high if they decided to use again. It also enables the person to slowly reduce how much they take each day and is easier to get off once you have fixed the underlying health issues.
I will say heroin is the hardest drug to quit just behind nicotine. I hope she figures out her way to quit and what works for her.
She said the conditions after her arrest were to be at a treatment facility. Probably an inpatient facility so she would be off the streets. Well, they don't accept suboxone or methadone patients there. So she was stuck. Either they wouldn't allow her to maintain on Suboxone and also be at the facility, or they don't do detox from Suboxone unless they are tapered down very low first. So she lost the spot .
Alot of sober living homes don't allow you to be living there while on suboxone or methadone because other addicts may relapse or find it hard to love around someone who uses those medications, if they got clean without them. The same exact thing had happened to me two years ago after I got out of detox and accepted into a sober living home. They told me I couldn't stay.
@@nikkiasaro2965 you would think, logically, sober homes specifically for people on MAT would start opening up. There is a big need for them.
She seems like she has a good head on her shoulders& beautiful heart. Shes trying the best she can to fix her mistakes. I am praying for her.
Awesome girl. Resourceful. Yeah the shelter situation in toronto is a joke. The government isn’t here for you. You gotta look out for you.
Come on Karla, I'm rooting for you. You can do it. I know several that did make it so I know you can. Please don't back slide. We need people like you in this world. I don't care what you did in the past. Let today and everyday be a new beginning. When you think no one cares, Please remember this comment. I really care Karla. I won't ever stop caring. Break those mental chains that bind you.
it is so sad how horrible the homeless situation is in Toronto, for such a rich and thriving city.
Karla is going to make it. I pray for her
Washington State in a barn. Peed in a bucket. It sucked been homeless 3 times . God bless you!!!
This poor lady, I hope she can kick these drug habits. She looks so old and I bet she’s young. I pray for this girl. I wonder why her family doesn’t help or care about her
She's going to make it. She has the desire and fortitude. Just wish it could be today.
I think I saw you at the Scott mission! On spadina and college. I'm homeless staying at a shelter in Toronto
God bless you man.
I was there yesterday. Sorry I missed you.
Is this Yonge & Dundas?
OMG! I know her! I met her downtown at St Michaels - she's a nice woman
Too bad hospitals don't open up waiting rooms to homeless at night. It would give homeless a place to warm up and rest. They could even open up an outreach program to function out of the waiting rooms for night time to help get services for those in need.
Hospitals don't even have beds for patients... They usually are operating at full capacity
Give the viewers a crowd funding site to donate so these homeless can have a change of life. Even if they don't get a house: a tent, a backpacking stove, a smartphone, a backpack, a sleeping bag, cooking ware, peltier phone charger can all help a lot.
Heartbreaking!
I wish her the best of luck ❤
I say thank you for help people ,
Excellent Video. Bless her heart! She has some street smarts. wow. Hope she does good going forward and can take good care of her self. May we all be more gracious to our homeless brothers and sisters...
* Good job Mark! I think you can elaborate even more w/ longer video and maintain or grow your viewer base.
- Brody
just came back from toronto and its sad to see the state of the city now. it used to be so friendly and clean. now its really dirty with drug addicts everywhere. really horrible place now
I was homeless in the twin cities in the winter. Ugh that was terrible so I can relate. The Mpls shelter was filled with sketchiness. St Paul shelter is usually always full. So riding the light rail back and forth from dtown to Mall of America throughout the night was my way of keeping warm. Evil truly does come out at night as I've seen people act out of the ordinary. I have sympathy for you as it is no walk in the park with homelessness and addiction. God bless you all. I pray none of you guys ever experience homelessness and if you have or had, may you either get out of situation, or never have to go through that again. It definitely changes a person. Sometimes for the better. Sometimes for the worse depending on if anything traumatizing has happened to you on the streets.
@Rico Williams No, I haven't been there since 2014 after I moved back home. I miss the cities very much though. I've lived comfortably sheltered and homeless, so I've seen both worlds that it has to offer.
Homelessness in Toronto sucks. I used to be a security guard and people would sleep in the stairwells. I hated my job and was admittedly a shitty security guard and I would just pretend I didn't see people sleeping there. There's a monument not far from where this video was shot that lists all the homeless people who have died on the cold streets of Toronto. I always found that "i'm just doing my job" excuse pathetic. How could you throw out an old man into the winter night cold when all he wants is a warm place to not die?
Let the live in your place .
Ever follow up with the homeless ppl you interview? Do you help them out at all?
I really feel for her. So many people I know blame others who are addicted, but they don't understand. They do it to stop the emotional pain,
I was homeless for a couple weeks, after ditching a halfway house, and heroin helped keep me motivated to stay alive. Now being clean and sober for years, it hurts my heart to even think about these people. I have 2 kids, a husband, and an apartment, but I was one of the lucky people who had the opportunity to find my way. I don't think a lot of people realize addicts are generally suffering from something else before the drugs, commonly mental illness. The saddest people I've met are addicts. I remember a counselor at a psych ward I was in told me he could almost assume I had been abused as a child because I had a history of an eating disorder and drug abuse. I don't know how you stay clean living on the streets. I hope there's rehabs and halfway houses around her, and she gains the will to recover. Much love for these people.
I instantly liked this girl .. I Dnt care how she lives her life ! None of us have the rite to judge anyone who is in a bad way ! She’s being totally honest about her choices & not many do gooders, good Cristian, pure living people own up to their sins ! So power to u girl ! You are who you are & you gotta do what u gotta do !!!!! 💪🏼 she’s ‘real’ & a survivor & anyone who disses her down needs to check themselves out !!! We’re all dealt different cards in life !!! Be grateful for what you got & what you not got !!! 🙏🏽 Bless up & luv each other 😘 it would be nice to know how she is now 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽
Her hair looks nice. She also seems like a very nice person who is just in a bad place.
I can't even imagine what it's like. I've been on the street before for a few months and managed to stay off drugs, crack specifically. It's not easy at all, easier to stay off it if your not in a shelter (at least some of them). Around here crack and opioid abuse is a huge problem too. Good for her though. There are so many I know who have lost there children for drugs or whatever reason. I am not in Toronto, but all the best to you!!
I like her. I pray she finds her way
Woa! Yea Toronto isn’t as bad as some places in the states when it comes to homeless, but it’s starting to ramp up. I’ve noticed that over the years.
It's getting worse. Homeless numbers are growing.
She seems lovely xx
It's pretty cold here in Toronto now poor women & all the homeless people 😥
Wow I am grateful we have it good.
Tell her to stay far away from fentanyl. I know of several people who have died from fentanyl.
I have a friend in N.C. who told me that her boyfriend. Had brought a bag of heroin to her house. She said, "That he told her to cut out two lines." When she snorted hers. She said, " there was nothing different about it." But when he did his that he collapsed and died. She called 911. They could not revive him. The autopsy showed fentanyl. So the heroin was cut with it. That's another life taken by fentanyl.
The same friends two year old girl had drowned three years previously. The mother was at an appointment. The babysitter had went inside to the bathroom and the little girl fell in the swimming pool. By the time the sitter found her. She could not be revived. So my friend was beside herself with grief. So much so that. She just lost it.
My friend had to be put into a mental hospital for a while. She just couldn't cope with both these deaths. She still has severe bouts of depression, but is on medication.
I hope and pray that this girl will get into some type of housing. She is trying. I feel like she can kick drugs again. My heart goes out to her. I pray she will be successful and possibly become a counselor.
Mark you are a ray of light for these people. Thank you for loving and caring so much. I wish you Love, Peace and Joy.
@PepeCommander
No life is a waste. Jesus loves us all.
@Cerberus
If ignorance is bliss you and people like you. Must be extremely happy
Good luck Karla. You can do it. One day at a time.
Hope Karla is managing to keep her head above water in achieving the goals she's planned, it must be so terrible to get hooked on drugs and have them control your life like that.
Great point that people should at least try being homeless for 24hrs and see what you think then.
@PepeCommander Well she won't last long if she continues to do Heroin.
First I'd say one day is nothing. Try it for a week instead of going on vacation. Secondly, I think she knows heroine is a killer. That's why she's trying to clean up.
It's a positive sign that she is actively in a detoxification program. However, I hope that, additionally, the issues which resulted in her using drugs to begin with are addressed. I don't think she stated what those issues were, but it would be sad if, once finished with the detoxification program, she were to relapse again due to other non-resolved issues. I hope the detoxification program is not just 'chemical' in nature, but also has a psychological component.
I agree, getting to the "root" of the problem is key. Otherwise we're just treating the symptoms, which is usually a set-up for relapse! If we don't get the weeds at the root, they're just gonna come back...
Merry Christmas brother keep up the good work.Jason Sherry 1st president of the Monterey county homeless union.✌️
@PepeCommander I believe when it comes to the drug addict encouraging them to focus on getting into rehab . A residential #1 gets them off the street#2 gives them time to dry out and #3 gives them the opportunity to face there pain . Keep up the good work .✌️🌲 Jason Sherry 1st president of the Monterey county homeless union
If someone started doing videos like these again in Toronto they would have a hundred thousand subscribers easily.
Keep fighting girl!
Paper also good for installation
You go girl you can do this
Stay strong Carla. #HousingFirst
Damn even at 0:00 you can tell she uses heroin.
Does anyone know what hes using to shoot thee video
I feel so much sympathy for drug addicts on the street. I have only been on benzodiazepine withdrawal and it is the most unbearably, painful never ending torture, where you don't go into shock. It took me a while to recover. I made some drastic changes and became religious for the first time during the withdrawal, but being homeless on withdrawal, is something I can't even begin to imagine. I am lucky to have a supportive happy family and somewhere to live, but my hearts will always go out to these people. Their agency is taken away from them. It is not their fault they are in the situation they are in, it is easy to think that, when we haven't been or experienced the environment that has caused this, but I've noticed it's generally very sensitive and intelligent people who end up in these situations and they need to know that there is a light at the end of the tunnel. Even when hell becomes a reality on earth. There is a light.
It is an instinctive human psychological coping mechanism to subconsciously think if someone's suffering that they somehow deserve it. That is there to prevent us from also suffering emotionally, but the reality is if anyone of us were in that situation it would hurt so much, it would not be something we have control over. Agency is taken away. Even if we don't want to fully empathise it is better to be aware and to do our best to help.
Hope she can hook up with a program like the Jean Tweed Centre.
i hope for you a happy health live .
Not only India .in also USA their are number of Homeless peoples
People are always one pay check away from being homeless just remember that
I freak when its under 60 degrees. Couldn't imagine a winter up there.
No one grows up wanting to become an addict it's just life for some it goes shit
I wish everyone had a home...
How can you be homeless in Toronto it so cold. It’s understandable that people do drugs to cope with the lifestyle. Amazing that she’s so positive.
A charming lady down on her luck.
I've seen her on the street before here in Toronto.
Amen and good luck to her. I did it cold turkey. Anyone can.
I am glad you were able to quit but the statement that any one can is very wrong and hurtful. Most people like myself need help. Most people cannot do it alone. Not every one can. In fact, only a rare few can do it by themselves.
Your channel should be called "beautiful people"
Get off that herion please. Praying for you. Merry Christmas
💘 her
Im so blessed I don’t have a drug Udictions bless her and I hope she can over come her drug habits.
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You know anyone that wants to say bad things about this woman should sew their mouths shut last I checked who are we to judge anyone and the fact is sadly we are no better I applaude her for being brave enough to come on camera and speak even if people would judge her. No one has any room to talk bad about her in fact she can move into my house...it is a outrage how this world treats those who do not have shame on anyone that passes judgement