Miles for Smiles
I was so saddened by one of the cases I saw last Sunday. It's just so sad that this type of things happens everyday in Long Beach. The fire department brought in a homeless guy...he looked to be about in his 30s. So young too....
Saddest part was he was shot awhile ago, couldn't get treated for it and has been in the streets for over 6 months. Both his legs were so bad....lesions, holes to the point where you could see his bones...and maggots crawling everywhere. It wasn't just one leg, but both his legs had maggots.....
Lesions and wounds went all the way up to his gluts. His skin tissue on his legs were pretty much dead....all black and dried up. Legs all swollen. There was not much we could do for him, but try to get rid of as many maggots as possible. The only thing that could be done for him is amputate both legs....but how would he walk if he's living in the streets?
He was extremely fortunate that they found him. Most of them end up dead by the time the fire department, police, or paramedics find them. It's sad. No one cares, no one is willing to help these people. They end up dead because no one takes the time to stop and help them....
There's so many problems in LB. Gangs and homeless....The city needs to do something. They need a new board and mayor for the city, so that something can be done about these increasing problems.
I want to start a program..."Miles for Smiles" I run a lot anyways, and I want to use my talent for something to help people. I want to ask people if they would like to donate 1 cent, 5 cents, a dime, or quarter for every mile I run. I run about 30+ miles a week anyways, and my mileage is going to increase over the summer since I'm training for a full marathon.
I could use this money to do some good. I just need to get the group up and running. I need help creating a website...but I want to do something about these increasing problems...and I think I can do something by just running.
One program that I really like is Stand Up For Kids. I think I'll start by helping this group.
I want to do something about this....No, I will do something about this. I can just talk about this, but nothing will get done. I need to start taking action by asking around for people to help me get this thing started and I will.
Saddest part was he was shot awhile ago, couldn't get treated for it and has been in the streets for over 6 months. Both his legs were so bad....lesions, holes to the point where you could see his bones...and maggots crawling everywhere. It wasn't just one leg, but both his legs had maggots.....
Lesions and wounds went all the way up to his gluts. His skin tissue on his legs were pretty much dead....all black and dried up. Legs all swollen. There was not much we could do for him, but try to get rid of as many maggots as possible. The only thing that could be done for him is amputate both legs....but how would he walk if he's living in the streets?
He was extremely fortunate that they found him. Most of them end up dead by the time the fire department, police, or paramedics find them. It's sad. No one cares, no one is willing to help these people. They end up dead because no one takes the time to stop and help them....
There's so many problems in LB. Gangs and homeless....The city needs to do something. They need a new board and mayor for the city, so that something can be done about these increasing problems.
I want to start a program..."Miles for Smiles" I run a lot anyways, and I want to use my talent for something to help people. I want to ask people if they would like to donate 1 cent, 5 cents, a dime, or quarter for every mile I run. I run about 30+ miles a week anyways, and my mileage is going to increase over the summer since I'm training for a full marathon.
I could use this money to do some good. I just need to get the group up and running. I need help creating a website...but I want to do something about these increasing problems...and I think I can do something by just running.
One program that I really like is Stand Up For Kids. I think I'll start by helping this group.
I want to do something about this....No, I will do something about this. I can just talk about this, but nothing will get done. I need to start taking action by asking around for people to help me get this thing started and I will.