Guérin Asante, I discovered you today, which has turned an ordinary Friday into a special day. You are extremely talented; your work is deeply moving.

This piece required an incredible amount of vulnerability, strength, and honesty to write. You touched my heart in a profound way.

Besides thanking you for sharing your heart-wrenching story, I also want to thank you for shining a spotlight of truth on homelessness. As a society we wrap up the homeless and stash them away like mad dogs in a kennel. We erase their humanity, memories, and stories, pretending their dreams didn’t exist before or during this difficult moment in time.

Thank you again for… being you and for sharing you.