S. F. Patients' Cooperative's Creed... still alive in my heart
Even though I don't run the medical cannabis facility any more, there's still ample opportunity to help patients and former patients....especially when it comes to wending through the maze of San Francisco Social Services.
Back when the Co-Op was opened, that's what we did....acted as a bridging agency between the many large bureaucratic outlets set up to take care of the status quo. Most of our folks were anything but!
Multi-diagnosed, many with HIV/AIDS and mental illnesses...that was our status quo. And even though the Co-Op's not opened any more, those same people still need the help. And there are even more, now.
My prayer is that some day, a community center comes into being where they can go and get help, real help. And they can socialize with one another and feel safe.
For Joey, and for the countless others in need of such a place, I pray with all my heart this comes to pass.
For now, it's all about working through it....one patient at a time, connecting the dots.
Back when the Co-Op was opened, that's what we did....acted as a bridging agency between the many large bureaucratic outlets set up to take care of the status quo. Most of our folks were anything but!
Multi-diagnosed, many with HIV/AIDS and mental illnesses...that was our status quo. And even though the Co-Op's not opened any more, those same people still need the help. And there are even more, now.
My prayer is that some day, a community center comes into being where they can go and get help, real help. And they can socialize with one another and feel safe.
For Joey, and for the countless others in need of such a place, I pray with all my heart this comes to pass.
For now, it's all about working through it....one patient at a time, connecting the dots.
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