最好的忘年之交:一名年輕的女子救了生病無家可歸的街友

有至少三百萬的人住在世界上最富有國家之一的街道上:美國。 其中至少有四分之一是退伍軍人。 在費城的約翰(John)就是這四分之一。他在街頭的生活非常的艱難,他的衣服又破又髒。在街頭生活多年,嚐過與多苦頭的他,開始武裝起自己。

無家可歸的約翰,屬於社會邊緣人,他不僅要面對街頭險惡的環境,有時還會面臨「他人」的暴力攻擊。他被槍擊過,也被車撞過。這場車禍導致他的脊椎有嚴重的損傷,他的腳踝也有感染,因此他要站立是非常的困難。約翰腫脹的腿是他痛苦的源頭,特別是當他的腿和褲子摩擦到時。

約翰曾經去過不少的醫院治療,但由於他沒有健康保險,所以都被醫院轉來轉去。直到其中一位醫生看到約翰的傷口,他知道約翰一定得治療,不然後果會很糟糕,所以他將約翰放在需要特別援助的等待名單內,但是等啊等,還是沒等到,約翰又自己默默的一個人回到街頭。

 

This one is a heart breaker. John is someone I've gotten to know since his dramatic #phillystreetcuts (scroll back to view.) About a month ago while crossing a street he was hit by a car and ended up being hospitalized. I saw him 2 weeks ago and yesterday when I saw him my jaw dropped. He's been living, eating, and sleeping in his wheel chair. His legs are unable to be elevated this way which they desperately need. They are so inflamed, his jeans barely fit around his ankles. Without insurance 2 hospitals said nothing was wrong until @templeuniv hospital had a doctor say he had spinal damage. I'm taking him to and from his appointments with a neurosurgeon but I cannot and will not wrap my head around a human being living on the streets at 60 years old unable to heal. Most social programs here have a wait, and John cannot wait. This infection and his state could very well lead to death. Is this the America we live in? If anyone in Philadelphia has a cheap, temporary rental please DM me as #dignityproject will cover costs. Thank you all. Much love❤️ @phillymayor and @councilmandomb this is a man in our city desperately in need of help. A @gofundme LINK IN BIO TO SUPPORT

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大多數,約翰周圍的人看到他,都視若無睹,或是露出嫌惡的表情。約翰慢慢對人性的善良失去了希望和信念。直到她看到約翰,並決定要照顧他。

這個人就是來自費城的蘿莉(Lolly Galvin),蘿莉是 Dignity Project的創始人,這個組織是在為費城無家可歸的人提供一些簡單的生活必需品和服務,例如:衛生紙、睡袋、剪頭髮...等。當蘿莉第一次碰到約翰時,蘿莉提議要幫約翰剪頭髮,但約翰拒絕了,約翰說,他不喜歡和人接觸。

但蘿莉可不是容易放棄的人,蘿莉跟自己說,她一定要幫助到約翰,因為她知道若她不幫助約翰,就沒人會幫助他了。所以之後的連續幾天,甚至幾個星期,蘿莉每天都去找約翰,試著和他聊天,打開他的心房,讓他可以嘗試信任她,即使只有一點點也好。終於,蘿莉的堅持有了回報,約翰同意讓蘿莉幫他剪頭髮。

除了約翰,蘿莉也看到了一名57歲的胖街友。蘿莉在胖街友身上看到了一些,蘿莉在以前幫助的街友身上看到的東西:絕望、孤單....,蘿莉認為胖街友的絕望會戰勝生存的意念 ,加上他的健康狀況一定也不佳 。蘿莉想若她讓胖街友繼續在街上獨自鬥爭,很快的,她將再也看不到胖街友了。所以蘿莉決定也要幫他。蘿莉走向他,並帶他到約翰身邊,介紹他們認識,讓他們彼此有伴,不孤單。

 

"What about the balloons?" John says as he looks at the table. I ask him if he wants them and he shakes his head. "They make me feel like somebody ya know?" Special thanks to @callmeleeesh who wiped her tears post-election and drove John to his hotel room bought by YOU. I will be leaving the country tomorrow for a couple of weeks, but he is in a safe and warm comfortable bed that's FILLED with cards/gifts from around the country. Should you guys want to make a girl feel like he's taken care of in my absence you may write him at: Guest JOHN LOUGHLIN Super 8 Bellmawr 341 S Black Horse Pike Bellmawr, NJ 08302 It's not easy finding first floor (handicapped) rooms! Thank you all for going above and beyond for someone who's never felt anything even close to this. #dignityproject

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有了這位新朋友在約翰的身邊,約翰感到被鼓舞。 他開始決定接受更多蘿莉的幫助。蘿莉帶約翰一起去看一位新醫生。這位醫生是專科醫生,他幫約翰做了脊椎手術,以及治療約翰受到感染的小腿。這是約翰當街友以來第一次被親切地照顧對待,他再度感受到人性的溫暖。

多年來,約翰的脊椎和小腿,讓他的每一步都痛苦難受。 但經過治療後,很快的,約翰已經可以開始慢慢的用輔助器讓自己的腳再度走路。

在最剛開始時,蘿莉和約翰都沒想過說,他們會變成最好的朋友。蘿莉回憶說,她自己也很驚訝,她會和街上這位又老又頑固的「暴徒」變成無話不說的忘年之交。蘿莉和約翰的故事也引起了當地新聞的注意,當地新聞甚至為他們的故事,製作了一個影片

有時後,要完全改變一個人的生活,只需要一點小小的外力幫忙。約翰和蘿莉的故事是非凡的 ,但希望在世界各地都能夠有類似或相同的故事發生!

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