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Andy

8/5/2016

 
“As the dean at St. Mary's Cathedral, I’ve met many wonderful people over the years, and I find that there are angels in disguise everywhere. One is K_____, who is chronically homeless. I’ve had plenty of experiences with her where she was sweet and kind and gentle, even with my own children, but I’ve also seen her when she’s been explosive. She told me that she came to Memphis because she had a child being treated at St. Jude, but that the child died and she could not bring herself to leave. So she remains on the streets. Getting beneath the surface with her opened my eyes to see that we all have a long history, we’re all fragile, and we’re all suffering. She used to come by my house and knock on my door, but I haven’t seen her in a while. She’s a strong, powerful woman on the outside, but you tell on the inside she is the most tender of souls. She’s bipolar, a mother who has lost something and is unwilling to leave the place where her child died.”
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Andy Andrews, Dean of St. Mary's Episcopal Cathedral, 700 Poplar Avenue
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