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I first became homeless in 1982. I had just turned 21, yet did not know how to live on my own. I have struggled with homelessness ever since. I have spent about half of my adult life living without a home. I have been able to gain my independence with the help of others, but I have never been able to maintain it. Cyclical in nature, I have been in and out of homelessness at least 8 times. I’ve experienced the “good life,” being married with children, having a job and a house and two cars. And I’ve experienced the not-so-good life, being homeless.
