Gobsmacked & Godsmacked: How Reddit & Twitter Saved My Life During the American Pandemic
Have you ever wondered HOW homelessness happens to someone - if for no other reason than to not do whatever stupid thing you ASSume THAT PERSON obviously did to get there? Trust me when I tell you - you can be utterly blameless and still end up without a home. This seems important to mention because far too many people in America only want to help the “fully blameless” and the “true victim of a horrible circumstance” and will turn help away from any person they think may have contributed to, in any way, their crap lot in life. In my case, I was discharged from the hospital in April 2020 following a nearly fatal case of bilateral pneumonia. Many people used to ask me in 2020 what it was like to have such a severe case of bilateral pneumonia from asbestos exposure. I tell people it feels much like I imagine being waterboarded does while slowly choking to death on your own lung fluid. Upon discharge from the hospital, I still could no...