PLEASE MEET TREVOR
"So much time has passed. I tell people falling into homelessness to watch out, that suddenly you'll look back and years have gone. I've been homeless now for over 12 years."
Trevor is a gentle soft spoken man. His smile and calm way hide an ocean of suffering. His life is sleeping in doorways and parks, finding cover where he can, living with nothing. He wants to get into housing.
Emotionally he's tired, physically he's exhausted. Ulcers cover his legs. Beyond the pain, which he describes as someone constantly putting a cigarette out on his legs, there is a deep sadness in the way he feels he's treated. He talks about the humiliation of homelessness.
On Methadone for over a year, Trevor shares there is no pleasure in it. He stays on it so he can endure the chronic pain.
To make matters worse, Trevor has body-lice. He needs to use the shampoo treatment and get new clothes - pants 34Wx36L, shirts L, warm coat XL, shoes 15, underpants, socks, and sleeping bag.
Please dropOFF or shipTO: Facing Homelessness c/o Trevor 4001 9th Ave NE, Seattle WA 98105. THANKS so much.
We'd also like to raise $300.00 for 3-nights hotel stay so Trevor can use the lice treatment, shower, and find some peace and quiet.
UPDATE: We've pulled the Paypal link because our goal of raising $300 has been reached with $1,264.89 donated, wowWOW!!! I told Trevor this morning and he was overcome with gratitude, shocked by the extreme kindness. A heartfelt THANK YOU to everyone!!! Funds will be used to purchase hotel stay and needed treatment shampoo. No funds go directly to Trevor and as is always the case, no funds go to Facing Homelessness. If there are left over funds for any reason they will go to someone in a like condition. LOVE.
Just as Trevor was leaving he said, "Hey, Dzy wanted to say hello." I smiled, I told him I love Dzy, that he's such a good man. Trevor nodded, "Relationships are so important to us living homeless."
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