I have a friend at work.
I mentioned her on THIS post, which is about her recipe for pickles.
Nikol has 3 sons. Her firstborn ran, away at 16. We worked hard and we actually found him and she put him into treatment, to get him off drugs.
It was working, but after 2 weeks, her insurance felt it was enough. Seriously, there is something wrong with our healthcare providers.
So she managed to keep him, until he walked out one day a year ago in January. He has been gone since.
The other day, a photo ended up on National Geographic's Instagram feed. It was Trast!
He is living in Santa Monica and it is the saddest photo you will see, because you can tell the toll that the drugs he is using are taking on him and of course, life on the streets.
The whole situation is not pretty and I feel so bad for my friend.
Something she WROTE last year, basically sums up some of the situation.
The chances that anyone who reads this blog, lives near Santa Monica are remote, at best. If you do and you see him, especially by the 3rd Street Promenade, HERE is the contact information.
Finally found on my friend, Nikol's birthday. My best to them both.
ReplyDelete