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Aristus

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20. Thank you for this list, LFR.

Reply to Lady Freedom Returns (Original post)

Tue Dec 25, 2012, 06:48 PM

Dec 2012

You probably know I work in a medical clinic that provides health care for the homeless.

If people could just follow me around for a single day, it would open their eyes to the realities of life in the homeless community.

The most important thing to remember about homeless people is that they are people. People just as deserving of dignity, kindness, and respect as anyone who has a roof over their heads.

I can't tell you how many of my patients have expressed gratitude that they have a place where they can go and be treated like a human being. I don't treat my patients grudgingly, like recipients of charity reluctantly given, but as people with whom I have a relationship, and am always glad to see.

I'm glad you're off the streets, LFR. There is hope for everyone, no matter how low they have been beaten down by life...

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