PLEASE MEET AUNTIE:
Three days ago I sadly shared that our goodGOOD friend Auntie, who was living homeless, passed away. Over a thousand of you expressed sadness and hundreds more shared comments of LOVE for her and her sweet dog Mr. B.
Yesterday evening I received a phone call. The caller ID said it was Auntie. At first it took me back, then I figured somebody had found her phone and was calling to let me know.
I answered. The scratchy voice on the other end said, "I just read I was dead!! But I am not, I am very much alive!"
I am still smiling so big from that moment!!! I can't convey how happy I was to hear the familiar beautiful voice of Auntie!!! After getting over the shock, and then the shared laughter, I told her the story on the streets was that she died with a needle in her arm. She assured me that she was not only alive but that she was doing veryVERY well.
She told me she'd been free of heroin since the first of the year and has been getting stronger and stronger since staying at the Sophia Way shelter, wowWOW!!
As we got chatting, Auntie stopped me, she said, "Please tell all those people on the FB page who reached out wanting to take care of Mr. B how much that meant to me."
I am hoping we can make something extraordinary happen from Auntie still being ALIVE! Auntie is searching for housing, the lists can take years. Perhaps we can get her inside for a year during the wait-time. She can afford about $450 a month in rent. If we added $500, she could look for a studio or room-in-a-house for $950. I know it is a stretch, but it's worth the try! Hoping we can raise $6K to make one year happen!
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It was beyond wonderful seeing you today Auntie and Mr. B!! Word is spreading on the street and on this page that you are still alive and it is making for so much joy and thankfulness!!!
Bellevue Neighborhood | Rex
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