Seattle Stories - Palmer follow up, his last days living on the streets.

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  • Опубліковано 5 тра 2024
  • Palmer's final days on the streets of Seattle drew to a close on Monday, May 1st, 2024. In this video, Palmer generously invites us into his world, revealing his daily routine over the past year at "The Cromwell," his chosen spot next to a church in Capitol Hill, Seattle. Through his eyes, we catch a glimpse of the realities of homelessness, gaining insight into his struggles and resilience.
    The narrative then shifts to the arduous journey through the system to secure housing in Seattle, highlighting the immense effort it took to reach this milestone. Stay tuned for part 3, where Palmer receives the keys to his new apartment!
    For those who missed it, we interviewed Palmer in December 2023, be sure to check out the first video for context.
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 73

  • @shirk_slayer
    @shirk_slayer 18 днів тому +58

    I was homeless on/off in Seattle 2009 to 2018. Literally hell on earth. Alhamdulillah, I am clean now and housed, a family man now and about to graduate with a degree in addiction studies.

    • @user-ek1rf2zc9b
      @user-ek1rf2zc9b 16 днів тому

      "Clean now" So you were just a fuck up and I clearly don't have to give a shit about anyone like you I see in the street?

    • @kcsnipes
      @kcsnipes 9 днів тому +2

      love to read it! brother, how did you come to be homeless ?

    • @shirk_slayer
      @shirk_slayer 9 днів тому

      @@kcsnipes Heroin and Xanax addiction

    • @pennybergmen8933
      @pennybergmen8933 8 днів тому

      Congratulations! Good choices!
      Happiness always!

    • @RP-ez2jm
      @RP-ez2jm 5 днів тому

      Well done ❤ I just moved away. It was so heart wrenching to see.

  • @rowdyraeadventures
    @rowdyraeadventures 6 днів тому +6

    Thank you for doing your part to keep Seattle clean Palmer! ❤

  • @Meshellmabell
    @Meshellmabell 3 дні тому +3

    Realistically, this guy is set for success m i admire his honesty and the joy in his heart is unmatched. ❤

  • @chrisellely-portlandorreal9004
    @chrisellely-portlandorreal9004 17 днів тому +12

    I hope Palmer is doing better now! Wishing him the best of luck!!

  • @kathleens.laroche754
    @kathleens.laroche754 Місяць тому +11

    Palmer, I'm so happy for you that you've got a place! You have so much going for you and so much to offer based on your personal experience. I have to admit that I got a an attitude adjustment I didn't even realize I needed by listening to you. Keep up the good work! 👏🏼👏🏼

  • @trissloan2340
    @trissloan2340 5 днів тому +3

    Very articulate and intelligent person.
    Probably the best I have seen on ALL of UA-cam.
    A big difference is he is not addicted to hard illegal drugs.
    Noticed that Bipolar people are gifted with a high degree of intelligence or creativity.

  • @joannedyer7206
    @joannedyer7206 5 днів тому +2

    Wishing you comfort and happiness in your new home.
    💙
    Keep us posted on how you’re doing, Palmer.

  • @margaretsantiago7877
    @margaretsantiago7877 3 дні тому +1

    Great advice. Hope you are well.

  • @mikelee5122
    @mikelee5122 10 днів тому +3

    Tears of joy I have for you

  • @user-bb2nb5lj9j
    @user-bb2nb5lj9j Місяць тому +6

    I hope you find a home palmer God bless you ❤❤❤❤ every one deserves a little help

    • @seattlestories
      @seattlestories  Місяць тому +4

      Thanks for watching, see the follow up. Palmer is now housed and doing great!

    • @saltysailor141
      @saltysailor141 14 днів тому +1

      Amen…God will watch over him… he cares for each and every soul that seeks Him!

  • @a.garcia8086
    @a.garcia8086 Місяць тому +3

    Very nice guy. I really like him and hes so smart. I feel like hes a good person

  • @b4tparodies526
    @b4tparodies526 Місяць тому +2

    You got this Palmer!

  • @danjirschele8532
    @danjirschele8532 2 місяці тому +5

    Amazing interview

  • @CMoore8539
    @CMoore8539 2 місяці тому +4

    Thumbs Up 👍 and shared out!❤

  • @wandakitterman252
    @wandakitterman252 15 днів тому +2

    I wish you well..❤❤❤❤...

  • @beverlyeisen7557
    @beverlyeisen7557 16 днів тому +5

    Thanks Catholic Community Service..😊

  • @GrammyTammy13
    @GrammyTammy13 Місяць тому +2

    I just Love You Palmer❤

  • @Will-nr5ow
    @Will-nr5ow Місяць тому +3

    Wishing you the best of luck.

  • @robinwest5427
    @robinwest5427 12 днів тому +3

    I can relate to everyone claiming they can help with housing and they really can't. I signed up with CEFA, had an in person interview where they asked me 1000 questions and then I waited. Everytime I called they said that this or that person who had children or some other issue was going to be bumped up ahead of me. Everytime. I was a single handicapped female with no kids who they treated like crap! I went round and round with them for over a year and every person I had ever dealt with no longer worked there and they knew nothing about my case. According to their 'system' which they assign by a stupid points system I wasn't disabled enough for them to help me. The system is so fucked up. And even more so in the last 5 years. I got lucky and a friend stepped up to get me permanent housing but without her I'd be where so many other people are right now. I really hope the housing came through for you and you don't ever have to deal with that again! Housing should be a right not a luxury!

  • @jeaninecalderon121
    @jeaninecalderon121 Місяць тому +2

    good job

  • @jeffreyerickson6766
    @jeffreyerickson6766 Місяць тому +3

    Good luck

  • @louisecoulombe2854
    @louisecoulombe2854 Місяць тому +3

    Hope to get a followup on Palmer! Hope all is going well for him.

    • @seattlestories
      @seattlestories  Місяць тому

      Thanks for watching and hope you saw the follow up!

    • @annsaunders5768
      @annsaunders5768 День тому +1

      ​@@seattlestories😮 where is the follow up, can you give a link to it?

  • @kcsnipes
    @kcsnipes 9 днів тому +1

    is there a video where he shares his story how he got here ?

  • @treee4603
    @treee4603 2 місяці тому +3

    Schools are being closed. There's a conversion right there. Make those into at least SORs that have a locking door so people are safe.

  • @Phoenix_flying
    @Phoenix_flying 2 дні тому

    This breaks my heart. Sharing. What happened to the American dream? B

  • @Madronaxyz
    @Madronaxyz Годину тому

    I want to hear his podcast and his Instagram page would be much appreciated.

  • @red-blondie
    @red-blondie Місяць тому +1

    Be safe man. Where is your family?😘

  • @yanasosnovskaya864
    @yanasosnovskaya864 2 місяці тому +4

    what an interesting person!

    • @seattlestories
      @seattlestories  2 місяці тому +5

      Thanks for watching! He really is, part 3 coming soon.

    • @CMoore8539
      @CMoore8539 2 місяці тому +1

      @@seattlestories That’s great! I’m looking forward to it.

  • @sashanealand8315
    @sashanealand8315 3 дні тому

    Homeless people in the USA are the only ones in the country reading books... its a sad country

  • @kcsnipes
    @kcsnipes 9 днів тому

    myman is way more disciplined than me ! i suppose he has to be

  • @priceandpride
    @priceandpride 16 днів тому +2

    WHY ON EARTH DO HOMELESS PEOPLE NOT GET EVERYTHING FREE AT GOODWILL?

    • @markaprill6501
      @markaprill6501 15 днів тому +4

      Maybe because Goodwill does not give free stuff to the homeless. SERIOUSLY! Where did you get that idea? Perhaps you think that if you write something in all caps it will be true.

  • @michelleleinonen-valdez1589
    @michelleleinonen-valdez1589 11 днів тому +2

    I'm not condoning what he's doing however if the houseless were way more considerate like him a lot of us would be ok with it.

    • @happychika9095
      @happychika9095 6 годин тому

      Maybe if people in houses with money were less violent and more caring to the unhoused they would be more considerate to you...

  • @stephanyhan3670
    @stephanyhan3670 14 днів тому

    if he was more transparent with how he became homeless, he could argue homelessness is a housing issue. Nobody kicked you out of your home before you defaulted on your payment more months on end.

    • @kcsnipes
      @kcsnipes 9 днів тому

      did the interviewer ask? i was curious how he came to this situation

  • @tommygamba170
    @tommygamba170 18 днів тому +2

    Do you know he's not even native here cuz he said CAP Hill

    • @lindseytallent2855
      @lindseytallent2855 17 днів тому +1

      Maybe not Native, but I’ve been here since 2013 and that sounds normal to me?

    • @cayman144
      @cayman144 15 днів тому +1

      Nobody says "The Hill" anymore. Becoming a long lost fact. Plus, the name doesn't make sense when the whole city has multiple hills.

    • @MoparMomma
      @MoparMomma 5 днів тому +1

      What does it matter? I am native. Maybe things change and street language might have its own slang

  • @dorothylanglois1500
    @dorothylanglois1500 Місяць тому

    Significance of 420?

    • @AlabasterSkin
      @AlabasterSkin Місяць тому

      Slang for pot.

    • @GS-zc4sk
      @GS-zc4sk 17 днів тому

      That was the time of day The Grateful Dead would get high.
      Sort of a slang/code word. 1960s

  • @bryangriffith6509
    @bryangriffith6509 13 годин тому

    I lived in Seattle for 20 years
    in good and bad places
    This guy doesn't sound legit
    He's too put together
    He sounds like a reporter making a homeless video

  • @user-ek1rf2zc9b
    @user-ek1rf2zc9b 19 днів тому +1

    maybe don't be a pothead and you won't be in this situation (:

    • @priceandpride
      @priceandpride 16 днів тому +2

      You don’t get homeless from smoking pot, that’s one way to stay alive tho

    • @user-ek1rf2zc9b
      @user-ek1rf2zc9b 16 днів тому

      ​@@priceandprideI'm sure it by itself is not the prime factor, but substance abuse doesn't fucking help. "Staying alive"? WAH I NEED MY BOTTLE WAH!!! I WONT WIV WIT OUT MY CIGEES!!!

    • @Fpclark
      @Fpclark 13 днів тому

      ​@@user-ek1rf2zc9byour judgment of others in less fortunate positions in life really says alot of you as a fellow human being. Do better

    • @kcsnipes
      @kcsnipes 9 днів тому

      ratioed but he attributes his situation to mental health and he seems rational in his assessment imo

    • @MoparMomma
      @MoparMomma 5 днів тому +3

      I hope you never have a loved one with mental health issues.
      The battle to help and to get help for them is very real.

  • @tommygamba170
    @tommygamba170 18 днів тому

    How about he go back where he came from he's not from this area he's a drug user. And is it rain on the system. What is the difference between druggies and homeless

    • @kcsnipes
      @kcsnipes 9 днів тому +1

      this area is full of drug users some drugs are legal here! there's many difference between druggies & homelessness u don't know this ?

    • @MoparMomma
      @MoparMomma 5 днів тому +2

      How about you listen to the guys story and struggle with an ounce of compassion.
      Seattle has a history, his story is Seattle's story.

    • @rebeccaleary2
      @rebeccaleary2 3 дні тому +2

      Shit, if I was homeless I'd come here too. They cater to them. Did you know that there are 30 + local chef''s that volunteer their time one day a month & cooks for these folks everyday at a church on First Hill?

    • @andreahighsides7756
      @andreahighsides7756 3 дні тому +1

      @@rebeccaleary2say what you want about how our city deals with homelessness, but at least no one starves to death in the streets. I do often see people who are hungry though