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I wanted to thank you for the article God. I hated everyone. I considered from Mind Springs who didn’t talk is a high stress time of the year. You Our layout and sales team have also you wrote about being homeless myself a victim, not a survivor. down to me and didn’t give up on generally work on the holiday and, been hit. I’ve heard references to the during the holidays. The guy you took I bored to tears whoever would me when I had clearly given up on at times, you can bump into some word epidemic. Yikes! It definitely a gamble on has a similar story to my listen that no one loved me, and my myself. She, Chelsea, gave me a hand- extremely grouchy travelers. If planes seems to be everywhere. I’ve been own. daughters hated me, and therefore up. Just a month ago, a wonderful staff aren’t on time, you pretty much know dragging myself to work every day I grew up in Southern California I would never see them or be a member here gave me a computer— that your not going to have a bubbly attempting to get as much work done but still consider Steamboat Springs, productive member of society again— and it not only opened up my world, holiday. as possible but it has been challenging CO my home. I had it ALL in after all, who wants to witness your but I started communicating with I traded that stress in for a different to say the least. Steamboat—a career in newspaper 52-year-old mother holding a sign in my daughters again, and with other kind of stress during the holidays. So, I apologize if your getting this and radio sales, a little side-gig Grand Junction at the on-ramp of the people who I realized still loved me In our world of publishing, it seems issue a day late. We had to delay the writing for an alternative newspaper, freeway which read “Desperate. Will and just wanted me to be well. that time stands still from November printing due to my coughing fits at a hot tub that overlooked a view of Work For Shelter”? I walked up and Three days ago, I humbled myself 25-January 10. No one is in the mood my desk. the ski slopes, a new Subaru every down North Avenue in triple-digit enough to walk back into AA. The to talk about marketing or their plans Cheers to the people who have three years, two beautiful daughters, weather, wearing baggy clothes and people there welcomed me “home.” for their business. It can be quite a managed to dodge the sick bullet! a husband, blah, blah, blah and a pair of one-size- too-small snow I was sick and tired of being sick challenge for us. On another note, since it’s a new blah! Did I appreciate what I had? boots. I had blisters between my toes and tired. In three short days, I have It seemed like the entire holiday year, when your business needs new No. I am also a recovering alcoholic and one the size of an avocado pit on connected with people who have for me was going in slow motion. or update business cards, brochures, with pride issues. And then... I lost my left foot. When that blister popped, been through Hell and back, just Except for getting things done that I menus or promotional items printed, EVERYTHING, at 50 years of age. the pus stuck to my blue hospital as I had. They invited me into their needed to do - Christmas Cards sent be sure to give us a chance to bid on In a two-year span, I managed to socks. I had bugs from the grass in homes. They gave me sincere, loving or delivered, Christmas lights up, Tree your project. Call 970-256-9288 ext get myself on the streets of Detroit, my hair. For two weeks, I didn’t sleep hugs. They gave me hope. I have a up, etc...nothing this season seemed 3. 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I also managed to get into sprinklers came on and the cops sent who took a gamble on me, I see light many, many psychiatric hospitals, me walking at 2AM. I wanted to die. at the end of the tunnel—and this which did nothing but fuel my sense As I was dragging myself by the time it’s not a damn train! of self-loathing and despair. Plus, I got college one day, a caseworker from kicked out of three homeless shelters Mind Springs found me and asked Sincerely, because I was delusional and suicidal. me to come with her. I think, between Leslie Faulkner I was in two different psych wards my ex-husband and Mind Springs, Mind Springs Health’s main campus is located in Grand Junction, CO and offers a complete continuum of care for you, your loved one or patient dealing with behavioral health or substance abuse issues. 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