Unhoused people who were living on the streets, but were being treated in medical facilities in the days leading up to their deaths may not have been captured
They talk about how ashamed and stigmatized they feel – they know the public thinks they’re bad because they’re outside. And they just feel incredibly alone in the world.
Wendell Stephens, an 81-year-old [..], said loneliness was one of the hardest parts [...]
I’ve got nobody to talk to. When your life is normal, you take for granted that you have friends and people, and then all of a sudden it’s all gone.
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This is happening all over. In my city a sizable chunk of the homeless are elderly, though most don't make it to 81 judging by people I've met (the winters are too harsh frankly). And they get treated like absolute human garbage when they do go into the hospital, bedpans left dirty, etc.