Man Flips Switch… Comes Back to Life

Ken West
Ken West
Sep 7, 2018 · 2 min read
Photo by Ken West

Ricardo, a formerly homeless man, told the following story.

I woke up one cold, raw morning, my head in the gutter, in a pool of green vomit.

It wasn’t the first time.

But, this time I knew that I was going to die — unless I did something to save myself.

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