She lives hidden in the woods and while thousands pass by daily within 100 yards of her camp, no one knows she is there. The camp is tidy and clean.
“I have two kids, but I made the conscious decision to put them in a home for children until I get on my feet,” she said. “I see my children several days each month,” she commented with a smile.
The small building she lives in was built by a 61-year old man who built a similar hut to the left of hers. They share a generator and even have a coffee maker to kick their mornings off.
“I was living in my car until it broke down,” explaining what went wrong that landed her on the streets, “I was let go from my job and hired at a fast food restaurant, but that job fell through before I even started.”
Her life was turned upside down by a relatively large number of events that hit her all at once. Today she is working at getting her life back on track.
"You know, most people really don't know me." - Marilyn Monroe (1926 - 1962)
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