NewsBreak Original

  • NewsBreak Original
  • Become a contributor
  • Following Contributors
Go to newsbreak.com

# Stout street clinic

David Heitz

Opinion: Homeless and disabled face dangers on street

(Denver, Colo.) If you think homelessness sounds like a struggle, imagine undergoing chemotherapy while living on the street. It happens. Homeless people get cancer. A woman named Brittany who did not give her last name appeared before the Denver City Council recently explaining she has only 18 months to live. She currently spends that time unhoused.

2022-08-25

Related Contributors

David HeitzI've been in the news business 35 years, spending much of my career in editing roles at local newspapers in Los Angeles, Detroit, and the Quad-Cities of Illinois and Iowa. Upon moving to Denver in 2018, I began experiencing severe mental illness due to several traumatic experiences. I became homeless on the street for about a year before spending time in the state mental hospital. I am living proof that people can rebound from mental illness with proper treatment, even after experiencing homelessness. I consider myself a lucky guy to live in a great place like Denver. I hope my writing reflects the passion I have for living here.

Related Contributors

David HeitzI've been in the news business 35 years, spending much of my career in editing roles at local newspapers in Los Angeles, Detroit, and the Quad-Cities of Illinois and Iowa. Upon moving to Denver in 2018, I began experiencing severe mental illness due to several traumatic experiences. I became homeless on the street for about a year before spending time in the state mental hospital. I am living proof that people can rebound from mental illness with proper treatment, even after experiencing homelessness. I consider myself a lucky guy to live in a great place like Denver. I hope my writing reflects the passion I have for living here.
NewsBreak Logo
AboutCreators