tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1887701053197945139.post6396308478897390672..comments2023-08-10T05:32:21.235-05:00Comments on Awake and Dreaming - The Ramblings of a Social Worker: he'll die aloneAwake and Dreaminghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13257495492315814077noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1887701053197945139.post-77877081756777281342008-10-07T07:51:00.000-05:002008-10-07T07:51:00.000-05:00Your story really touched me. Thinking of death in...Your story really touched me. Thinking of death in itself is sad enough when there are people around to mourn the dead. The thought of there being no one to care enough (other than a very devoted social worker) is heartbreaking. Be strong. The world needs more people like you.<BR/>ReneeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1887701053197945139.post-74762612040447929422008-10-06T19:11:00.000-05:002008-10-06T19:11:00.000-05:00Your reflections really make me think, Awake. Lik...Your reflections really make me think, Awake. Like cb said, maybe just writing about this man and allowing the rest of us to meditate for a minute about him helps in some small way.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1887701053197945139.post-7971482684773643542008-10-06T15:49:00.000-05:002008-10-06T15:49:00.000-05:00I always look at people like this and remember tha...I always look at people like this and remember that they were once somebody's new born baby - it is hard to get your head around how they got from there to here - it is hard to be the one who bears witness tooCarolinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02258328867310392545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1887701053197945139.post-18458804380977797102008-10-06T10:52:00.000-05:002008-10-06T10:52:00.000-05:00I think just by writing this you have demonstrated...I think just by writing this you have demonstrated that he has touched your life. That is a record, in itself. <BR/>One of the hardest things I've had to come to terms with in my work is some of the isolation and loneliness that exists 'out there'. A word, a thought and respect, although very little, can serve a purpose. Take careAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com