She was only 27 years old - a beautiful, young mother of a nine month old daughter in a happy relationship with a man who loved her.
She had a heart condition since childhood.
It made me wonder. Did she get the medical care she needed? Did she go to the doctor? Many homeless people don’t have a doctor. They don’t get regular care. They go to the emergency room when they need medical attention.
We’re all stunned at the loss – no one so much as the father of her child. It all happened so quickly. She was here and then in a moment gone.
It made me wonder. Did the stress and trauma of being homeless shorten her life? Homelessness has a profound impact. Over 1/3 of homeless mothers have chronic medical conditions. They have three times the rate of post traumatic stress disorder and 50% suffer from depression.
It made me wonder. Would she have lived longer if she hadn’t become homeless?
- Laura Gray
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