Homeless Man with Multiple Sclerosis Lives in a Tent in Echo Park Lake
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- čas přidán 6. 12. 2019
- Yesterday it was raining in Los Angeles. Although he lives in a tent homeless, Todd says he loves the rain. He is originally from Seattle, which explains his fondness for damp weather. Todd has been homeless in Los Angeles for six years.
Todd has multiple sclerosis (MS) and is in a wheelchair. Todd once lived in a retirement home, but he says it's not the best environment. Todd says because he is not going to beat MS, he's going to embrace it. Todd has decided to live his life instead of being in a board and care.
Todd had a place in Silver Lake then he was diagnosed with MS, and there was a problem with his social security benefits which is how he first ended up homeless. His mom passed away and left him a small trust fund but one of his brothers has held up the money.
One of the most frequent questions I receive is people asking where is the homeless person's family to help. I will often respond by asking "how was your last Thanksgiving, drama free?" Truth is, relationships are often difficult. Either there is some kind of conflict or often family members are struggling themselves.
Todd shares that people are scared of homeless people. That they drive by seeing tents and say to themselves they'll never be like that. That they'll never be homeless. Todd continues "guess what, you wake up with MS and the next thing you know you're living in a tent".
The day before this area was swept by Los Angeles Sheriffs and sanitation workers. I talked to a few homeless people and all said the sweeps were aggressive. One man shared how they took his cellphone and all of his belongings, which sadly is very common. Los Angeles continues to spend millions of dollars on 40 sweeps a day. These sweeps do nothing to end homelessness, they destroy people's lives by displacing them with nowhere to go, and they are a waste of taxpayer's money!
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NO ONE should be homeless in this great country of ours and no one disabled in a wheelchair should be living in a tent. ALL OF US need to speak up for our homeless neighbors.
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You do a tremendous job, dear Sir! I wish I came across your channel earlier! The topic indeed very much important. These people should become visible thanks to you! Maybe someday you could use my piano music in one of your vlogs! Would be honoured. I prefer writing calm and soulful, a bit sad music, but the key is that it comes from within, from the bottom of my heart. Hope to be useful in helping invisible people become more visible! Good luck to you Sir and have a great weekend! Hello from Ukraine!
@Invisible People Hey you have inspired me to do more for the homeless. I don't have much money but i know i can afford socks. Is there anything else that homeless folks might need so i don't buy anything that is not needed? Thanks.
2 things: 1. Why is it that it seems, from your videos and my own personal experience, that homeless people are far more fun and easy to be with than people we have to *cough* tolerate (without strangling LOL)?
2. His story of his family and family in general I'm sure sounds familiar to a lot of people.
Sure does with me.
My aunt was homeless. There is NO WAY she would not be homeless. The family tried. Due to mental illness, she always returned to the street. How are you going to cure homelessness? Some people CHOOSE that, maybe through no fault of their own due to mental illness and addiction, but you cannot regulate people to try to do the right thing.
@@donnaleeclubb119 Yes, the government already DOES regulate people in various ways. There are laws on gambling, tobacco use, and drug use, to name a few. A person who is clinically insane and who insists on living on the street SHOULD be forcibly INSTITUTIONALIZED for reasons such as 1. for that person's own good so that person can get the mental treatments necessary. and 2. because the rest of us should NOT have to deal with potentially dangerous, imbalanced, and insane people loose in the public. This is not only a danger for the insane person, but is also a safety issue for the entire society.
"i wish I didn't have to make wishes" that hit home, maybe the best wish I ever heard here.
I agree
💯 x
Homeless but not hopeless
🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌
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Exactly
Yes, bless this man!
@@HiAdrian yes iam in Agreement ABBA and I ask you to BLESS Adrian too in Perfect Love and Peace in the hopeful Name of Jesus the Christ YAHOSHUA Ha Mashiyach our Yeshua Salvation humbly Aman
Hope dies last.
I've had MS for almost 28 years, and I have difficulties living in my well equipped house! He is SO right, adult foster care homes, and nursing homes are nothing but a warehouse, for a population of people that society doesn't know what to do with them. I'm 57 and am able to stay in my own house, with a state paid aide 6 hours a day, 5 days a week. I don't know how he does it, it's so draining on your body, mind, and soul...
My ex girlfriend's brother Greg had MS, he was a veteran in the invasion of Iraq and got exposed to some nasty chemicals that wrecked his ability to walk without needing a cand. I wish Greg liked me. He never liked me.
@@unapprovedtruth7116 Greg got what he deserved
You caused your problem and you have the ability to get rid of it. It is your choice to remain dehydrated or drink enough water each day to keep your organs healthy
Most prefer to remain lazy and not get better.
@@runningwater7873 WTH are you even talking about, are you talking to me?
Todd is a handsome man & still has a good spirit that homelessness hasn’t broken. God Bless him & I hope he gets permanent housing soon 💜🙏🏾
Lady Tea..... you are on the money!.....I was thinking the same exact same thing. 😇
Me Too LOL ,& I'm a Dude ! .
Resembles Richard Gere !
Lady T ! Take him home.
Yeah in your house.
@@tomadams3528 this gentleman needs a lot more help than this kind hearted lady could provide him, but you could learn a lot from her generosity of spirit
He has the most kindest face ever .
He does. He has light in his eyes. This makes me so sad. There must be resources and services that we could find out to help disabled people in homelessness.
Family can be the worst. Hope this dude gets his money.
So very true,sadly!
yep
So true 💯💯💯
Yes, they can. So what did he do to his bother in the past? I'd like to hear his brother's side of the story.
Homeless but not hopeless, what an inspiration this man is.💗💗💗💗💗
It’s so sad that his family is so greedy that they won’t turn over money that was allocated for his disability.
It is sad that greedy is. They are everywhere .
If the money was left to him in a will, I don't understand why he cannot get it.
@@camwilliams2827 Drugs.
@@tomadams3528
You don't know this man, think before you speak.....!!
@@tomadams3528
IT'S PEOPLE LIKE YOU....THAT MAKE ME WANT TO VOMIT-!
This man is genuine. He is real, honest. I hope he gets everything he needs.
What a HANDSOME 😍 MAN. God please protect, heal and bless this man so that he can help others.
His brother is a monster. How greedy can a person be. Well, his brother will reap what he's sowing.
Greed is a bad 5 letter word...
It's true, family can be so awful. I really feel for him and i hope he gets his van. Many non-blood related people have been more family to be than biological.
I hope he gets some representation to receive his money. What he does with it is his business, no one else's. I don't get people that can be so mean to withhold money that rightfully belongs to someone else. Perhaps his brother is concerned he may waste it on drugs, but that still is no excuse.
nah. Karma doesnt exist. His brother will probably live out a decent life being greedy while this man will suffer in the streets.
My "brother" is the same way, a GREEDY piranha-!!
.Six years homeless.....I cant imagine one week. Is's a terrible thing. Especially when one has family who have the resources and are unwilling to help
You can say that again. True!
They is a lot of family like that ever where
@Riki Rikin kanayin SO DAMN TRUE !
@Riki Rikin kanayin dude use punctuation in your sentences. I couldnt understand a single word you just wrote
@@iiNextify you clearly can not understand that with being from another country, the "English" they do speak is generally "broken English" because of a language barrier.
Shame on his brother
@Cynthia Baker Its story %100 true I know it... I have same kind prick brother which ruined my life with his selfishness. Not suprise at al...
I like he mentioned the children in Syria. Powerful wish there were no wishes. Honorable man.
MS is rough. My mother has it. I can't imagine being on the streets with it.
I have MS also...I was diagnosed 25 years ago...I am so thankful to have a supportive family...I hope that things get better for you
yes, it makes all the difference... MS with no support is an unrelenting nightmare...
Heartbreaking that someone would do this to their own sibling
It could be the person has a drug problem but still.... it's his money.
He seems like a smart guy
I like how he said homeless not hopeless.. you can never lose hope. I would love to sit down with this man and just talk, I like the song he made would like to hear it with his guitar.
I'm from Nova Scotia Canada, I'll do anything I'm able to help, Our resources here in my area are terrible,I signed the petition. It's gotta start somewhere. No human deserves to be homeless. I also firmly believe the world needs to learn A LOT MORE about addiction and mental health as I see more and more people suffering with it every single day (I'm 446 days sober myself).
ROCK ON Tanya..... people need to hear your testimony and will appreciate your support for trying to make things better 😇
Wow. Amazing. I have MS and I can't imagine being homeless with it. May God bless you
I’m not homeless now, however I still feel invisible sometimes too. I’m sorry you guys are going through this. I’m doing what I can to help in my town!! Stay strong 🥰💕🥰
Homeless are more aware. We know more. Houses do not fit into some of the equation. TRUTH does. People live in a false life, until they awaken.
They must be aware. Every day they see many people without their mask of decency.
@Gary Nelson How do you survive for food ?
@Gary Nelsonim glad that is the case. In the way you are less chaned than rest of us who are hanging in there , beein scared all the time of losing shity job and increasingly expensive rent and become homeless in matter of a month.
@Gary Nelson You are amazing person. Makes me even more convinced we live in a satanic state that cares not for people and justice. Otherwise nobody would be homeless. At least they could give you peace of land to live and use to grow food,. Is not their land is God's and our to use.
What an impressive and awesome way to think, he said I am not hopeless but homeless and he turns fear on its self and embracing MS and what courage I am so impressed amazing chap thank you for sharing , he is so intelligent thank you for sharing
I wish I could do something to help all these ppl ...God bless all these ppl
@Fyi Hfy right here is the thing I probably will homeless myself in a couple days ..no family to help
@Fyi Hfy I would love to be able to donate 19 pizzas I don't have the money to pay for it lol
@Fyi Hfy that's just it I don't 300 bucks ..I don't have 30 bucks right now ..I am scared in the next 3days I will be on the streets ..for real I don't have a sleepy bag or a tent anything to help ...not trying to wine ..just saying but thank you for helping them ppl it's ppl like you that give faith in the human race
@Natural Man I am a step away from homeless myself ..but I have housed homeless ppl before
I love how this man keeps it real. “Everyone helps me but I need to save my self”
I wish you well. May god shine his light on you.
Todd your one awesome positive person!! I too have MS and struggle to get by but I keep going for my kids...I love your one wish...keep up the positive attitude
Very intelligent guy. So sad his own family would do that to him.
Homeless not hopeless.. wow! Thank you for speaking up! What an inspiration! 🌟🌟🌟
I have MS...I can't even imagine!!!!
Todd is an amazing human being. His brother is a Narscisst.
I'm hoping someone in the local area, especially a law student or lawyer will reach out to him.
You've gotta be a real piece of work to let your own flesh and blood live on the streets while being disabled
My hearth goes out for this beautifull man. What an amazing soul...what a wonderful human being...
Goodness what a strong fighter.. He is in my prayers & I pray he is okay 🙏♥️
He has an amazing attitude!!! God Bless him. Love his attitude. Sending prayers and love from VA
I learn a lot from this man if he is home less Lord help all of them.
It's not right when the homeless get harassed like that. If they aren't violent and hurting anyone, why can't they be left alone? They're already experiencing about the worst circumstances a person can, but people feel the need to make it even worse on them.
Because cops are pigs and are nothing more then the brainless henchmen of the elite who run the entire world
I have ms to and my heart goes out to this sweet man ..
His family can't keep his money. They have to sort this for him. Good looking guy. Got a spirit that has not been broken. Good luck x
I hope this man is okay now. Wonderful man ❤️
It's incredible to see how calm he acts and how peaceful Todd's voice sounds. The Family stories...totally feeling it. It must be related to empathy. I guess family members often can not feel what we're going through whereas people who went through some similar struggles ..they know and feel(!) you. Thx for uploading @Invisible people . really inspiring channel!
What an impressive soul....
Praying he gets the money from his mom! Makes me so sad that family hurts like this! 🙈😭
Handsome. And he deserves a better brother.
Homeless not hopeless 💕🌻 🎶
This guy is tough hope he can keep carrying on
God bless him...
Do not judge these people, Just help them in anyway you can, leave judgement to a higher power.
I see an intelligent man, a handsome man, crazzy like a fox....campin' out in a wheelchair, singin' a sweet song. Yesss!
I believe his good attitude and good friends attributes to maintaining his good health. I believe he's higher powered! Hope he recieves the money left to him by his mom, godspeed. Also, hoping to see a follow up vid where he got the custom RV he wants ! Off grid living is the way to go!!!
Peace brother✌❤💞 love to you. Beautiful wish!
"Crazzy"
He should have named his brother..so those that know his siblings would realize what a piece of crap his brothers are.
This man is very intelligent and very positive. I would have no problem living with him if he was my brother. He even writes songs
Giving fines to homeless people really makes sense.....DUH! They are doing the same here in Ottawa Canada to the homeless that were burned out of the shelter and had no choice but to tent city it. It's -14C today.
"THE INMATES ARE RUNNING THE ASYLUM"
winters are brutal in Canada. Don't wanna be sleeping outside
strong man here. best of luck for him.
regards from
norway
Los Angeles is about $2,500 per bedroom.
He can't afford it. Los Angeles is cruel to
Handicapped Americans.😠😢😢
Tracy's Kitchen and Appalachian Adventures Only option would be to move to a smaller city but how would he do that?
The whole country is cruel to the handicapped
@@wedp112 probably true😣
@@asmrsonicbath8569 I hope he gets on a bus and leave, somehow.
LA is just cruel. 😣😣
Breaks my heart. Thank you for these stories, you are giving them a voice. " I WISH I DIDN'T HAVE TO WISH" , ... ... I can commit to praying for you and everyone you give a voice to. When I start to feel sick about my life, I remember all the people who are homeless. It's humbling, makes you see from a different perspective.
It takes a lot of courage just to get through the day for these people. It makes you want to try harder with what you have.
Family is a nightmare sometimes....my father barely wants to talk to me..he's a
Ditto-!!
Really hope this man is in a better place. This is a year ago.
I don’t understand how parents leave one person in charge of all the money. She should’ve split the money times however many children and let them do what they need or want with it.
Sometimes to avoid probate, the parents create a living trust and choose one child to be the trustee as in my case (and with other people I find it's the greedy sibling who finagles there way in there.) I should look up what's wrong with probate?
The lyrics are great.👍 I like his song.
I understand exactly what he means about being able to get better support and relatable conversations from strangers, rather than family who have all their own ego, pride, resentment, history and relationships tied up in any real conversation you try having with them.
He's the absolute spitting image of a younger Richard Gere it's insane..beautiful eyes and handsome kind man.. Wishing you all the best Todd from Scotland.. 💙💙🙏
this dude looks like a good man.
why can't the government build some simple shelters for these poor guys. I guess a multi-level capsule-hotel-like shelter without fancy decorations won't cost too much. all they need is a safe place to keep warm and sleep.
Nice looking sensible man. Hope his bro does what's right by this man.
Homlessnes is not accidental. It is systematic and purposefully. We are asking for justice from those who know no justice and compassion.
How come this isn't on tv??? The most important thing we can do is take care of each other...no reason why anyone should be homeless in 2019
😭😭😭😭 i hope this man recover his wealth stolen by his brother oh god help this man...hes so brave.
I totally felt that song. I get it 😔💔
God bless him. ♥️
Amazing story and awesome song. Hope this man was able to get the help he needs and deserves.
When I was homeless I. Made myself invisible away from parks or public 🤕. 41yrs ago. Poor people make yourselves SAFE
I’m praying for you brother. I was homeless a few years ago and I know the stigma out there.
Amazing...prayers 🙌
Thanks. This is grounding.
He is on a wheelchair and homeless but very positive in his attitudes!
The best answer yet. If he didn't need wishes. Genius. Good conversation. I just can't imagine how heartbreaking it is to have all your stuff swept away.
I have MS, its horrible. I just discovered this channel and on my bad days ill think and pray for this man. Ive been out of work for almost a year now, I don't have much to give but I'm going to give what I can to donate to helping these people. I really hope this mans brother gets his karma. I really with I could help this guy.
Yeah family is something else.. i always wish for my brother and sister to be more reasonable. Haven’t spoken to them in a year.
this man is the ideal dad 🙂
" I wish I didn't have to make wishes and that everything would be in place. "
DITTO.
I just love ur videos. Ty ❤
Bless this man, hope he gets help.
So true 💔how it could be any of us at ANY time ....we need to help and love one another no matter what .
❤❤❤❤HANDSOME YOUNG
MAN ❤ON A WHEEL CHAIR ❤
AND HAS MS...THAT HAS. TO BE
AN EVERY DAY STRUGGLE SO
❤CARING AND TRY HIS BEST
TO HELP OTHERS...A JOYFUL
SPIRIT AS HE SINGS HIS SONG
❤LOOKING RIGHT INTO THE
CAMERA....BE SAFE & GOD BLESS.
I have MS and am turning 54 this month. My father stole all the money from our family trust. I will be homeless while he gets warmth, food, shelter, & medical in a old age home. I see people saying "why don't they ask for help from family". But there's a very good chance their family is part of why they are out there in the first place.
Homelessness in America will not end until there is a US President who is dead set on addressing seriously the homelessness crisis.
Unfortunately, you find out who people really are when someone passes..
Hoping things get better Todd xo sending love
Poor, poor man.
We need to return to family values and family unity and brotherly bonds, kinship, whatever it is, we need to look after our own blood.
Move into the white house. There is 132 rooms.👈👀
Kevin, of course, right away we'll make a reservation. I want the Lincoln bedroom or forget it. How is your Maserati running?
"Not hopeless but homeless". Damn, keep fighting brother.
What a handsome guy. So very sad and sooo damn wrong what his brother is doing with not releasing the money that their mom specifically left for this man, wow! He’ll get his due!
I feel so sorry for this man that greedy brother needs to give him his money!!!!! Prayers for all the homeless 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
Handsome guy I hope it gets sorted out hugs to you xx💕
We need more people like Tom in the world. Tom, can you please head the revolution. If you could discolse to me where he is in LA i'd love to stop by and drop off some things for him and chat. I totally agree with everything he says regarding the "authority".
this is awful this man outside my god his brother will have to answer for greed someday.
Its sad and it makes me so disgusted to think that we live in a country that allows this to happen to hard working people who have serious health issues and when they are unable to continue to work the system that takes our taxes and when its time to retire because of a disability or old age they make it so difficult to receive what is owed to us and it causes this to happen to people like this man and me as well to become homeless and lose all the resources and I also understand how greedy and selfish family and friends can be as well and just our society in general just labels and has no compassion or care the way the world is going just disappoints me 😖
Well said, Rose..
God bless everyone.
I wish this man strength, he will need it.
Such a beautiful soul ❤
Well... God bless both of you