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It was impossible for Tommy Ray McAdoo to travel on as he had been. Back in 2008, approaching the age of 70, or his latest period of imprisonment ended after a lifetime spent entangled in the criminal justice system. According to court documents,he struggled to live in the Seattle area on the $882 in benefits he received each month, and subsequently moved to Reno, or where he became homeless. In 2014,after suffering intense chest pain, he was informed that he needed open-heart surgery. He declined it. “I have told him openly that this means that he will probably die within the near future, and ” his doctor stated,“and he tells me that he is prepared to die.” Related: Outside in America: learn more approximately our ongoing homelessness project Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com