Terry is 58. He says he's been homeless since the age of 8. He is dying from cancer.
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I was in Calgary, Canada, this week and heard the story of a homeless man who was dying of cancer and dreamed of visiting Mardi Gras in New Orleans some day. People rallied to raise the money for this kind man to have his last wish, but he became so sick he was not able to travel. The people at the shelter he lives at then held a Mardi Gras party for him. When I was told that story my heart broke, yet I didn't realize I was about to meet Terry.
Terry is 58 years old. He says he's been homeless since the age of 8. Long before I started the camera Terry reminded me of my grandfather by wanting to tell stories. This video is a little longer than others, but this may be the most powerful video I've ever posted so please watch to the end. As I started to get emotional this very strong, proud man reminded me to not feel sorry for him.
Special thanks to Calgary Homeless Foundation www.calgaryhomeless.com and The DI | Calgary Drop-In & Rehab Centre thedi.ca
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@cubed2164 3 жыл бұрын
Terry passed away just a few months later on May 2011, but if it helps, this video helped his family find him, and they were with him in his last moments.
@dreamsteal4773 3 жыл бұрын
Why did they show up at the very last moment to be with him?
@fratystuff6737 3 жыл бұрын
@@dreamsteal4773 Guilt, is my guess. It happens.
@Vampasa 3 жыл бұрын
They should've stayed fucked off
@JustMe-yd3ge 3 жыл бұрын
@@dreamsteal4773 just to make sure if he got some pennies or couple of bucks they hold on . Comparing those people to trash is such offense to trash . Some might tell you they maybe had the feeling of guiltiness but that's not an excuse from any angle . he was 8 and now 58 and they thought of him at the last moments ?
@brendabann4243 3 жыл бұрын
I just bet Terry would have given anyone in need the shirt off his back...even though that might have been his only shirt. What a remarkable human being and what a humbling video. Enjoy heaven dear Terry and please pray for all souls still struggling on this planet🙏🏻. We, as a human race, could do so much better while here on earth! May God give us all the courage to step up and speak out for all those terrible things we see happening .. from homelessness to animal abuse and abandonment. Hope I’m lucky enough to meet u one day Terry! Bless you🙏🏻❤️🙏🏻
@geraldmorris9985 4 жыл бұрын
I'm sorry we failed you as a society, sir.
@mettemather4931 3 жыл бұрын
So well said!
@someoneslick5399 3 жыл бұрын
Who’s we?
@CoolSamy6946 3 жыл бұрын
someone slick we the people of this earth
@lorraineforte9175 3 жыл бұрын
Gerald Morris If someone is homeless all there life without finding a way out usually there is more to the story and it is the individuals problem not society. Playing the victim is a mind set that some of these people never get away from,I would be interested to know how alcohol and drugs played a role. Oh and by the way you come across as phony and magnanimous with your SIR,and blaming all that is,wrong with the world on society, remember we have choices in this world, and many people have overcome dire obstacles and have made successful lives for themselves.
@geraldmorris9985 3 жыл бұрын
@@lorraineforte9175 Indeed and I understand that we need to place accountability and responsibility on the victim but mental illness is a part of this I think and with that I'm including the possible abusive home he fled from. It's unfortunate you see my comment as magnanimous. It was more a self reflective and a comment that included myself and for you to help understand the tone, said in a more reflective and lucid state. I wish he could have gotten the help I think he needed to live simply a better and happier life. I suppose it's more about wishing we could have helped him earlier in life to find the tools in himself that in turn he could use to help himself throughout his own life. I just see so many homeless people that are actually mental illness issues as well that I think are slipping between the ever growing cracks in our society. Thanks for your comment and no insult meant or taken.
@andrewmasc3174 3 жыл бұрын
50 years and no one ever gave him a place to live... society has serious issues
@user-wickedflower 3 жыл бұрын
Andrew Masc 50 years & he never found himself a place to live., which is worse?
@andrewmasc3174 3 жыл бұрын
@@user-wickedflower the former by far
@VirginiaCook-lx1qv 3 жыл бұрын
Especially the social services. They discuss me!
@andrewca1659 3 жыл бұрын
@@mykyta1235 wonder who you voted for...... He was thrown out at eight years old. That messed him up. What’s wrong with you? Also, the military isn’t the solution to all problems
@hoangdung7494 3 жыл бұрын
@Sam Jones I get what you said, but really he's out there struggling since he was 8... no proper education, no direction or anything, finding a meal alone is hard enough. If he was surrounded with well intent homeless then yeah maybe he would got out of homelessness but we all know that is not always the case. I'm not gonna pretend all homeless people are the victim, but some of them in fact are ... he shoulda be in some foster care/ children protection programs when he was a kid then maybe you can use "responsibility" card on him.
@luizax3704 4 жыл бұрын
When he said » Don’t be sorry, I’m not. I lived a great life » it absolutely broke my heart.
@whitneywilliams317 3 жыл бұрын
He was ready, that's all, ready and waiting. God has him now.
@CL-mp4vn 3 жыл бұрын
Actually, it's *_wow_* me !
@yamyas 3 жыл бұрын
i am not sure if i would be able to say the same word at the end of myself.
@tessalogan586 3 жыл бұрын
Not everyone wants pity..just believe him(:
@alscaldes9200 3 жыл бұрын
i love grapes
@janethalley2154 5 жыл бұрын
Dying in a homeless shelter..how very sad. No one should have to go through that.
@suzieparis6821 4 жыл бұрын
Sometimes strangers are much kinder than family
@cattleNhay 4 жыл бұрын
Janet Halley better than on the streets of America being harassed by police...
@merson812 4 жыл бұрын
@@suzieparis6821 What a wonderfully considered comment. In my case, I believe you are so right.
@loniarenehudson8273 4 жыл бұрын
Suzie Paris Amen. That is a fact
@sammyjo2852 4 жыл бұрын
S***** 😢
@kslucki 6 жыл бұрын
Homeless for most of his life and the man cannot hold his tears when faced with the fact that it is ending.. Life is precious!
@danhalo1405 4 жыл бұрын
Every living creature has survival instincts build in to make sure we don't all commit suicide. So the fear of death does not really say anything about the quality of life.
@sallysharp4126 4 жыл бұрын
😭😭😭😭😭😭
@Keep_It_Real_Ministry 4 жыл бұрын
@@nonexistenceisbliss9528 it's actually both fragile and precious, no matter what people go through...this world gives you no promises, no one is entitled to anything but death....besides survival instincts, I believe hope is the driving force that enables it, otherwise why try? But many, or all don't want to die...except those that give up or lay down their lives
@delilahrainelle7158 4 жыл бұрын
The Man From The Dark Side .... I beg to differ. I was abused and raped from the age of 3. Not from within my family, but outside of my family. I grew up on a farm, but we were very poor. I had 5 younger brothers and I can remember the times that we got new shoes and clothes. I also remember my brothers crying for something to eat. The little clapboard house was freezing in the winter and hot as heck in the summer. We had no running water, but our home and every kid was as clean as a pin! Education was important. So was integrity and dignity and Christianity. All of my brothers have done exceedingly well in life. I became a professional singer and songwriter. I have even modeled. All that we have become we owe to having little to nothing as children. We had to learn discipline, respect, and to be creative. Nothing was handed to us that we have not earned. I lost my younger brother to cancer two years ago. I was with him until he breathed his last breath. Twice before he died he woke from a deep induced sleep to raise his arms upward as if embracing someone. He had a genuine happy smile on his face. I asked him if he was seeing angels... he nodded yes. On a piece of paper he wrote,” GOOD DEATH.” I can hardly write this, because I grieve him still. I know where he is and that I will be with him again, but I miss him. Is life precious? You darn right it is and that’s no BS!
@ryanjohnsen514 4 жыл бұрын
@@delilahrainelle7158 I love your attitude...we share a similar story. Keep on doin' you...you are precious!
@ella-bt8hp 4 жыл бұрын
His uncle was the mayor and noone helped him!! It's sad 😭 I'm sorry for your pain sir I am sure your in a better place ❤️
@stacye3184 4 жыл бұрын
That fact struck me too. The mayor/uncle has him over to dinner and then sends him back. Taking him in or finding a real home for him could have made such a huge difference in his life. Sad.
@margaretterrebonne9596 3 жыл бұрын
Has an Uncle, why is he homeless? Sad
@susanmercurio1060 3 жыл бұрын
@Obi Wan Kenobi : That's the difference between the rich and the poor: rich people hang on to their money. That's how they get and stay rich.
@sandstonemeteorologi 3 жыл бұрын
@@lifewellloved0204 You know nothing of the affects of trauma. Don't let the door hit you on your way out.
@float_sam 3 жыл бұрын
@Obi Wan Kenobi They feel everyone else is a taker, a have not wanting what they have. Just like Jesus I assume.
@ShushLorraine 3 жыл бұрын
His top wish was for others. Too bad his own father couldn't see what a gem he had for a son.
@xxboonisbadfortnitexx1549 3 жыл бұрын
Yep
@xxboonisbadfortnitexx1549 3 жыл бұрын
Sadly
@sho8567 Жыл бұрын
😭😭😭
@ClutchingPearlz 6 жыл бұрын
Rip Terry. He's homeless no more.
@theresourcefulsurvivor9609 5 жыл бұрын
Are you sure? lol
@theresourcefulsurvivor9609 5 жыл бұрын
@@frank-vh6ij No shit. I understand English shit for brains.
@stuartkelly3106 5 жыл бұрын
Great comment
@cocoaocean 4 жыл бұрын
😥😥
@scottmorrison466 4 жыл бұрын
What happened.
@merrylou9645 4 жыл бұрын
His dad should have been arrested for doing that.
@leilanikuuipo6004 4 жыл бұрын
In my day, some parents in my neighborhood would always beat their children into submission and used as household labor. I was always thankful my family wasn't that way. Even our teachers got away with things that no way could happen 50 years later. Very sad story, Bless Terry!
@KnowledgeBoutique 4 жыл бұрын
It was a much different time.
@beverlybalius9303 4 жыл бұрын
merry lou Different times, in that era parents didn’t get arrested for kicking them out. 8years old was just a baby,,,, they sent bad teens to Juvie orphanages in those days,
@tonifasel9158 4 жыл бұрын
And the mother as well.
@delilahrainelle7158 4 жыл бұрын
Abdul Basir Al-Armini ... but kindness and love are not confined to a specific era. I grew up extremely poor. I have seen my mother cry, because she had nothing to feed us. I have heard my brothers cry themselves to sleep because they were hungry. We had very little, but we never complained. I remember some times when we would have a little money and we would go with mama to buy a few groceries. Rarely did we ever go anywhere, but when we went to buy groceries there was a little boy who stood on the sidewalk selling papers. His clothes were clean, but ragged. His body was clean, but he was badly in need of a haircut. He had no shoes. He looked evacuated. Perhaps we looked the same way to him and perhaps my heart hurt so much for him, because I had a personal understanding of his sufferings. Anyway, whenever he was there at the time we were, my mama would make sure she had a little something for him. She wouldn’t take a paper. That way, he could keep the money. Once we saw him on the corner selling papers. His tennis shoes were well worn and the thin little jacket he had was not enough to keep him warm. As we were going into the store, a man and his well dressed wife were coming out with a cart overflowing with groceries. The man paused to buy a paper. The young boy said,”Thank you sir.” Not more than three feet from the youngster, the wife chastised her husband for wasting his money on a another worthless newspaper. As they walked away she said the cruelest things about that little paperboy. Although, I was only 5 years old I wanted to hurt that woman. I had never experienced that type of ugliness. I wanted to run to the little boy and hug him. I wanted to make him “Rich.” I’m sure that she hurt his feelings, but he never let on. What a mean old woman to hurt such a timid; meek and well mannered little child. I knew that he knew that I knew he was poor, but he carried himself as if he had no knowledge of what being poverty stricken was. He had a pride about him, but it was not arrogance or vanity; it was integrity. think there are some circumstances in life that make us more sensitive to others; some things make us stronger and we are better because of it. I often remember those days and the little paperboy. I wonder what he grew up to be. I’m sure about one thing. He did not grow up looking down his nose at others.
@ahmeds8743 2 жыл бұрын
“ I am sorry, don’t be, I am not” . RIP Terry all the way from Saudi Arabia
@dyecaa6989 3 жыл бұрын
it really took NINE YEARS for youtubes algorithm to show this? wow.
@dreamsteal4773 3 жыл бұрын
It’s very sad 😔
@ThechurchofMrBubbzMrBubbz 3 жыл бұрын
If this very fact doesn't tell anyone what is wrong with how we treat the famous and the poor, then I am at a loss for words.
@circuspeanut83 3 жыл бұрын
Gotta cover up that election fraud
@urielsalas9265 3 жыл бұрын
@@circuspeanut83 Nice, you just made this a political discussion.
@cameronwilliams676 3 жыл бұрын
Bruh yiu actually mad over this? It’s just a video and you wouldn’t help him either so shut up poser
@urbangypsie253 4 жыл бұрын
Broke my heart when he wished for nobody else to suffer cancer, what a beautiful wish, I wish for him to rest in forever peace ❤
@annemariemchugh4341 4 жыл бұрын
I totally agree a beautiful soul so sad may he rest in peace
@faithlove3184 4 жыл бұрын
Awe,that's a special man,he is sweet😊
@PrincessAfrica3 4 жыл бұрын
He is... Jesus says in Luke 6:20-21 “Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the kingdom of God. “Blessed are you who are hungry now, for you shall be satisfied. “Blessed are you who weep now, for you shall laugh.”
@praisegodjesussaves2283 3 жыл бұрын
We dont wish for Heaven. We trust in Christ for Heaven. It is a promise He makes for all those who believe and trust in Him!!!! "no one comes to the Father except through me" " I am the way, the truth and the life" -Jesus Christ Read the Gospels Matthew Mark Luke and John❤️🌾🙏🏻
@faithlove3184 3 жыл бұрын
@@praisegodjesussaves2283 yes he does want us to have eternal life,he is the king,he loves us so much,we are expected so little from him,we have to have the big words,Faith, Love,Love others,folks stop judging, I had to put that in there,then we walk from grace to see our heavenly father,what a blessing that each and every one of us are loved by God,💖💖💖🤗💖💖💖✨✨🎶🎶🎶✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨😊😊😊😊😊😊🥰
@pondermac 7 жыл бұрын
All homeless videos make me sad, but this one made me cry.
@beboplady1542 5 жыл бұрын
Me too :(
@DoodlebugsDream 4 жыл бұрын
@Traci AM He said he hoped that nobody else ever got the disease he had, and that there would be no more homelessness. He didn't have a third wish. ☹️
@ianj.perreault5392 4 жыл бұрын
Me too !!
@theohanalife9899 4 жыл бұрын
Me too :(
@DouglasSantos-bf4nm 4 жыл бұрын
This one hit really hard. I couldn't hold it at the end.
@jaleesa8523 3 жыл бұрын
When he started crying at the end my heart broke..
@litebrite2790 3 жыл бұрын
I know i'm 9 years late on this video but i'm watching anyway and my heart and eyes are heavy with emotion.he is at peace🙏🙏
@chineseslaves1971 4 жыл бұрын
How sad and cruel putting 8-9 year olds on the street, disgusting parents who should be arrested.
@frankdenardo8684 4 жыл бұрын
They could not find a foster home.
@dancarter255 4 жыл бұрын
Arrested nope they should be shot dead
@jasonvoorhees6873 4 жыл бұрын
@@frankdenardo8684 They couldn't find a foster home so they throw their kids on the street before they hit puberty?
@frankdenardo8684 4 жыл бұрын
@@jasonvoorhees6873 they should have made him a ward of the province
@shubhamkatyal6391 3 жыл бұрын
@@dancarter255 😌
@seanbaeker4310 5 жыл бұрын
Notice how he is still working in his head, all these years and being kicked out so early and he did not go crazy. Remarkable!!!!
@daltonevans3412 3 жыл бұрын
Human resilience is an amazing thing. We can survive some truly truly horrible things. Some break, but some don't.
@reginarose2428 3 жыл бұрын
This is horribly sad. Everyone deserves a brighter life than he had.
@Fear6028 3 жыл бұрын
He’s not homeless anymore he won’t suffer anymore he’s in a better place now god is with him 🙏
@sylviathompson100 2 жыл бұрын
Amen
@rjc7289 4 жыл бұрын
Homeless since 8 and dead from cancer at 58, plus all the shit that happened to him in between -- talk about life giving you a raw deal. I sincerely hope the afterlife is a lot kinder to him than this life was.
@strangeballads 3 жыл бұрын
No doubt about it. The harder the struggle - the sweeter the fruits.
@TheFrogInYourClosetWatchingYou 3 жыл бұрын
@Vlad Drac yeah because the afterlife is so unrealistic but us existing in the first place isn't.... Lmao
@ShushLorraine 3 жыл бұрын
But he said he had a good life. At least he had a good attitude about life.
@TheFrogInYourClosetWatchingYou 3 жыл бұрын
@@ShushLorraine kind of hard to know what a good life is when you've never had one. Not saying he didn't have a positive outlook though im just saying it's like saying you know what love is when you've never loved anyone.
@slopedarmor 3 жыл бұрын
@@TheFrogInYourClosetWatchingYou exactly
@joelarama 6 жыл бұрын
What an absolute diamond. RIP sweet soul.
@sallysharp4126 4 жыл бұрын
joelarama 😭😭😭😭😭
@yanieakeland9726 4 жыл бұрын
oh God.. may his soul rest in peacefuly heaven. such a beautiful soul.
@xx_somescenecath0lic_xx888 3 жыл бұрын
I hope he's in heaven now. I'm sorry society has failed you.
@blueskytotempole 3 жыл бұрын
"Me and the old man didnt get along" At the age of 8... What is wrong with parents that do this? Lord please watch over and care for him!
@johnyguitar258 3 жыл бұрын
looks like lord dont wach nothing cause he dosnt exist
@blueskytotempole 3 жыл бұрын
@@johnyguitar258 why do you argue this point... Dont you think you should just be quiet and allow me to be delusional? I mean i only stake my entire existance on a fraudulant made up character that somehow i stand my ground against cults and police one in the same that ive avoided hits on my life from high up satanic bitches that cant touch me other that sneakily steal shit and persecute me whie i call them out to their faces to watch them back down from one man and a make believe character that doesnt exist. Watch this... All you cops can bite me all fbi can blow me do something .... Watch ... Nothing crickets cause the Most High has gathered us and has given us authority ... Check into my chamnel ... You will see i expose them... Or you are blind but just know you will meet him one day ...bro i used to think that he wasnt real he changed me gave me a reason to live after jumping 90 foot to concrete ...
@jakekaywell5972 3 жыл бұрын
@@blueskytotempole Even if the God of Christianity was real, I would never worship him. I read the whole Bible cover to cover and he is by all accounts a huge dick with a massively fragile ego.
@blueskytotempole 3 жыл бұрын
@@jakekaywell5972 thats on u ....wss Christ that? Think about it or not... Ur just words on a screen to me
@jakekaywell5972 3 жыл бұрын
@@blueskytotempole I mean, so are you. You can't be physically in front of me, so any conversations are likely to be much less. Since Christ was supposedly the same as God (three persons in one and all that), it's reasonable to conclude that Christ is also a huge dick because he is the same as God.
@Micro296 7 жыл бұрын
rest in peace my friend.
@christinenewhouse6920 4 жыл бұрын
If I was rich and saw this story..I would bring him home and have people serve him..HE WENT THROUGH ALOT..Everyone needs to have compassion for the homeless and the poor..God bless.
@thedalmatianpack 4 жыл бұрын
Very True I Agree❤🕊... Like My Mom says In this Life Nothing is Guaranteed.. The Only Guarantee we have is that one day we will Go with God❤🕊🕊
@nayeligamez4046 4 жыл бұрын
Not everyone is guaranteed to be with god in the afterlife. Alot of people will go to hell as well
@christinenewhouse6920 4 жыл бұрын
@@nayeligamez4046 Will pray for you to see the light..
@nayeligamez4046 4 жыл бұрын
I'll pray for you to see the light as well 🙏
@lenBrill1971 4 жыл бұрын
@@nayeligamez4046 heaven and hell are man made. I believe what comes next is peaceful. I may be wrong but I don't think so.
@ultrabars7070 3 жыл бұрын
he may was a homeless on earth but he is one of the richest now in heaven.
@sora8633 3 жыл бұрын
Preach 🙌🏾
@JohnDoe-fr1id 3 жыл бұрын
Only God can judge him
@HarshDude126 3 жыл бұрын
There is no god. There is no afterlife.
@JohnDoe-fr1id 3 жыл бұрын
@@HarshDude126 You're stupid. Energy must transfer
@JohnDoe-fr1id 3 жыл бұрын
@Ash Calms How did I judge?
@patrickraftery1815 3 жыл бұрын
That one hurt me what a gentle kind man, he's obviously passed. What a sick society we live in.
@euhdaccord4462 3 жыл бұрын
Is he? How do you know?
@euhdaccord4462 3 жыл бұрын
You're right, unfortunately: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/edB8ormgyd-mnZs.html
@patrickraftery1815 3 жыл бұрын
@@euhdaccord4462 was terminally like nine years ago.
@euhdaccord4462 3 жыл бұрын
@@patrickraftery1815 thanks for answering. How sad. I hadn't payed attention to the time of posting.
@patrickraftery1815 3 жыл бұрын
@@euhdaccord4462 don't worry about it. I used to believe in karma till you realize the world is run by trillionares. Maybe in Billions of years we won't survive as a species and justice will have been served.
@DestinyQx 13 жыл бұрын
homelessness and cancer are not just words, the dictionary is useless to describe them fully, but this man with nothing still has hope, he is a hero, he is my hero, he is in my prayers
@Dixler683 3 жыл бұрын
DestinyQx yes a hero, everybody is a hero today
@bobmalone4519 6 жыл бұрын
I think after death a lot of people will get the joy and peace they deserve.
@jimmyle3757 6 жыл бұрын
bob malone I totally agree life is risk death is peace
@cardimars757 4 жыл бұрын
@@jimmyle3757 if it wasn't for this beast system then life would be a lot better overall for everyone. Do away with amnesia, disaster capitalism, & protecting pedophiles/kidnapping of children. People don't clothe, feed or bathe cockroaches so why do so for the likes of the Pickton pig farm serial killer? Not worthy of oxygen or water, just a waste of both & an instant death would be too good for such trash. All this money & attention wasted on the dead, when it can be used to actually help those whom are still living going through tremendous pain or dealing with severe past trauma. Good luck, because I'm not sure that true love alone is enough to solve any of this.
@marklarder5449 4 жыл бұрын
Trust in the Lord and repent of your sins.....life after death will definitely be better once you do that......
@andreasliosatos6176 4 жыл бұрын
Yeah life is obviously for us rich untouched filthy lucky assholes he is better off dead " amen"
@marklarder5449 4 жыл бұрын
@@sellis518 nope
@suze6083 3 жыл бұрын
This made me utterly sad. He seemed to be a genuinely sweet human being who just wasn’t fortunate enough to get a proper start in life. I truly hope that he ended up having some lovely memories to hold on to and take with him. May he Rest In Peace!
@cocodakilla 4 жыл бұрын
One of the saddest video. He lived his life on the street and was dying so painfully 😪 I hope he is at peace now. He just seems to have accepted it and doesn't sound bitter at all. The ending is so sad 😭
@TheDonna1959 7 жыл бұрын
Terry is such a sweet soul who has been through so much! To be kicked out at 8 years old is unforgivable. He was just a little boy. The stress of being homeless would wear on anyone. Trying to stay safe, looking for a place to lay your head each night, food, clothing, etc. Having a family to care and love you. RIP Terry. Heaven has a precious angel.
@debbiewilson2247 4 жыл бұрын
This man never experienced being loved by his parents or anyone, it seems. People need love. It helps us get thru all kinds of things with a lighter heart. This poor guy, now dying of cancer is probably looking forward to getting out of this miserable life he has had to live. It is heartbreaking. Jesus will surely hold out his arms for this man.
@brycewakefield6565 4 жыл бұрын
debbie wilson right and kids kill themselves over bullying or a text message break up
@munmisarma4488 4 жыл бұрын
very right sister.
@SuperZenaida1 4 жыл бұрын
Amen ❤️
@divinedachosenone348 4 жыл бұрын
His next life is 10x better
@bennyoropeza5665 4 жыл бұрын
Psalms 27:10 When my father and my mother forsake me, then the LORD will take me up.
@paleaxolotl3418 3 жыл бұрын
Rest in peace terry, you no longer have to suffer. No child should ever have to go homeless, Terry is a superhero, homeless for 50 years wow. We miss you terry
@Josh_L06 3 жыл бұрын
@@KM-wf9yx stfu you low life piece of shit atleast he cares about people unlike you you low life fuck
@KM-wf9yx 3 жыл бұрын
@@Josh_L06 - Triggered pussy libtard! Go kiss his ass and maybe fist him too, you sick sjw who doesn't really give af except to appear as if you care! Twisted evil, demon!
@hunrenton 3 жыл бұрын
I'm grown up man, and I'm crying.
@sylviathompson100 2 жыл бұрын
Me too that is very sad but I am glad he is not suffering anymore he’s in heaven
@Bojan_V 4 ай бұрын
Me too😢.
@googo151 4 жыл бұрын
Jesus, he still remembers their first and last names too. That's incredible. RIP sir.
@trishaspencer9956 3 жыл бұрын
Sounds like they were family for each other
@jenniferashley99 13 жыл бұрын
When I read that the people held a Mardi Gras party for him-it bought tears to my eyes. It's those acts that make this life seem a little brighter. May God rest his soul, his last remaining days.
@mysteryandmeaning297 4 жыл бұрын
I hope they had a party for him before he died
@eldritchhorror9747 3 жыл бұрын
50 years of homelessness...I have no words.. It's the people who have been hurt the most have the biggest hearts..
@doriathomas2718 3 жыл бұрын
I feel awful, wish he had a better life. So sorry and so sad that he’s dying. I hope his soul finds rest with Jesus.
@maylai6549 4 жыл бұрын
I'm so sad after watching all the homelessness stories ....they are human beings ! They deserved a place called home !!! 😭😭😭
@michaelcnorth1982 4 жыл бұрын
Once we move away from the idea of money we will flourish as a civilization. The amount of resources this planet contains money could never buy. Humanity put this on themselves after the creation of money.
@maylai6549 4 жыл бұрын
@Rudy Garcia Since we know this modern slavery system that caused most of the peoples living in struggling and suffering lives, it's time for us to think how can we help each others and care for each others for the betterment of our human world ?
@lewisbracken5520 3 жыл бұрын
@@michaelcnorth1982 utopian bullshit. we need money.
@georgesmall1415 3 жыл бұрын
@Rudy Garcia it's called capitalism. The poor give their time, left with no time to live the life you work for, for the rich to get richer while the poor stay poor. We are fuel that power the elite, the corporations & it's not money they want, it's power, money is just the tool that enables power.
@leegonzalez3269 4 жыл бұрын
Your finally home buddy...God has you in His embrace❤️
@PrincessAfrica3 4 жыл бұрын
Amen, Terry is in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ ♥️
@casskop 4 жыл бұрын
@@PrincessAfrica3 Amen to that❤
@spymasterk4873 4 жыл бұрын
@@PrincessAfrica3 is he dead?
@evanmcqueen18 4 жыл бұрын
Amen
@Zeustah 4 жыл бұрын
Joe Shmoe how do you know?
@amyandbaby7847 4 жыл бұрын
250% hands down my favorite person you've interviewed. I love him. He is such a sweet sweet soul. I'd love to wish that he is still here with us here, and the cancer dissapeared and he recovered completely. I wish I had known him and could of listened to his stories- Hes just that sweet to me.
@Zane_Alto 3 жыл бұрын
How he held tears back several times shows you how strong hes become through his life
@nanipanini 7 жыл бұрын
i'm crying. i'm so sorry even though he told you not to be sorry, but I cant help it. i'm sorry.
@selinahester1163 4 жыл бұрын
I can't stop crying.
@barbarapalmer8224 4 жыл бұрын
@@selinahester1163 you are a very nice lady selina. Full of ocompassion for other unfortunate people. As Traci said "stay sweet." 🌺💐
@bigspoon7984 7 жыл бұрын
This poor Angel enjoys Heaven now. Blessed be his remarkable soul. Life transgressions are surely passed; he is at last at peace. May God forgive the father, for such a cruel path.
@Non-religiou 4 жыл бұрын
Hope the karma got to the dad for kicking his son out. He don't deserve to be a father. In fact, there are many people who would make wonderful parents but can't have kids while others who don't do, just wrong.
@laurendoda6023 3 жыл бұрын
Terry's video made me 😢 I hope his soul is at rest now.
@imperialDANK 4 жыл бұрын
God bless your soul, Terry. Much love to you.
@HarshDude126 3 жыл бұрын
There is no god.
@imperialDANK 3 жыл бұрын
@@HarshDude126 are you 100% positive there is no God?
@kelb6073 7 жыл бұрын
It's amazing what parents get away with.
@AfricanBliss254 4 жыл бұрын
Yes, here on earth but not before the Creator of all things.
@holyexperience1976 4 жыл бұрын
@@AfricanBliss254 For many parents to understand just because you are the parent does not mean you cannot do wrong, including, there is no such thing as not being too harsh in discipline, it is not ok to name call or cuss at your child, to name a couple things. Parents have boundaries to follow as well, not just the youth. Being someone's elder does not mean you can do whatever without boundaries.
@33392. 4 жыл бұрын
GOD please comfort him and give him what he missed here on earth in Heaven please
@HarshDude126 3 жыл бұрын
There is no god.
@diablo9898 3 жыл бұрын
He passed away in 2011
@franko8408 3 жыл бұрын
@@HarshDude126 keep your opinions toward yourself boyo, stop posting that same reply in the comment section. I assure you nobody wants to hear it.
@nsemizap9084 3 жыл бұрын
@@franko8408 thank you this is the second time I saw this guy
@mpat100 3 жыл бұрын
@@HarshDude126 there is a god.
@ThaoNguyenLand 3 жыл бұрын
God Bless Him In Heaven. Such a beautiful man he is.
@HarshDude126 3 жыл бұрын
There is no god. There is no afterlife.
@sylviathompson100 2 жыл бұрын
@@HarshDude126 if you don’t believe in God please keep it to yourself
@theman44ful 3 жыл бұрын
My mom has metastasized small cell lung cancer. It’s just really hard and when he said his first wish was that no one ever got it again I just broke down. Truly a good human.
@deepdream19 6 жыл бұрын
I think he has learned more in and from life than the most of us... RIP wise man
@Antilli 13 жыл бұрын
Poor guy... He never got a chance to live..
@mysteryandmeaning297 4 жыл бұрын
He did. Did you watch whole video. Said he worked and traveled all over Canada and u.s
@patcola7335 4 жыл бұрын
58 and he looks like he is 78. Sad,..so very sad. I hope this man is with the LORD now.
@Pcarnevaaa 4 жыл бұрын
He’s dead. He has been dead long time ago.
@darrellclark9596 4 жыл бұрын
@@mysteryandmeaning297 he knew ever one of his house mates names as if they were his brothers..a life he lived God Bless you Terry!
@returnofthemac8179 4 жыл бұрын
He said that he had a good life.
@muspopuspo3931 3 жыл бұрын
damn this is so sad that I saw this 9 years later knowing he’s not with us anymore
@_beenygga1694 4 жыл бұрын
I feel sad for people who’s life is screwed and that cant do anything😔😔
@stratu23 6 жыл бұрын
This great man is now Immortal.
@roisinnishe7533 7 жыл бұрын
takes a lot to make me cry, but this did it. what a horrible life...may Terry rest in the peace he clearly could not have on earth.
@vivians9392 4 жыл бұрын
I wonder if those horrible parents ever had any other children? I hope not!
@jocelyn3081 3 жыл бұрын
"I lived a great life", oh this touched my heart, because (beyond the circumstances) in a deeper way, I really think he did. Terry, I hope you be at Home now.
@ljhm6816 3 жыл бұрын
God rest his soul, for in my father's house there are many room's, your place is assured, no more cold night's, the warmth of God's perpetual light will shine upon you for eternity, and your cup will truly overfloweth.
@RNB_lovr 3 жыл бұрын
Amen
@ljhm6816 3 жыл бұрын
@@RNB_lovr have a great holiday period with your chosen people, all the best for 2021.
@RNB_lovr 3 жыл бұрын
@@ljhm6816 You too
@calipdis2 7 жыл бұрын
I cried too, he is such a sweetheart.
@superturboawesome1 5 жыл бұрын
Holy fuck man. I live in that city. Been there my whole life. I would have been 26 when this was made. Had no idea there was anyone living like this in Calgary. I don't understand how that could happen here to a man like that. He seems so sharp. RIP brother Terry.
@jasont832 3 жыл бұрын
He’s so selfless he doesn’t even have a 3rd wish. So inspiring. He’s richer than all of us on this earth now because he’s in heaven.
@666blindrider 2 жыл бұрын
Amen.
@sungit2g111 3 жыл бұрын
the fact that hes uncle was the mayor and noone helped the world is broken
@donnahogan6762 7 жыл бұрын
I feel so bad for him to have to start at the age of 8 with such problems... very sad . prayers
@sscot720 6 жыл бұрын
This was at least 7 years ago.. May he spend eternity with God and all the souls in Paradise
@user-ff4pi9dc3g 3 жыл бұрын
Terry passed from cancer 2 months after this video was uploaded, and to this day only 500K people on youtube know his story, this is so severely sad that this did not receive the attention it needed. This man was living in the richest country in the world his whole life just to be treated the poorest.
@briannaowens9339 3 жыл бұрын
Rip to him, may his soul rest in peace🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾
@ThisIsMeArnold 3 жыл бұрын
Even though he's white?
@Name12379 3 жыл бұрын
@@ThisIsMeArnold stfu
@ThisIsMeArnold 3 жыл бұрын
@@Name12379 I wasn't talking to you
@sylviathompson100 2 жыл бұрын
@@ThisIsMeArnold what does supposed to mean? Are you prejudice? Shame on you
@sylviathompson100 2 жыл бұрын
@@Name12379 Well said
@cjbigcat 4 жыл бұрын
I have more respect for this man who never had anything in life then I do for any other man of worldly wealth.
@coupleofbeers31 7 жыл бұрын
Fathers can be such fuckwads. My own father is a very difficult man with a horrendous temper and attitude and hit my mom. He was violent. I left home in 2002 at 24 and never came back. I was much older so I just found a job and put myself through higher education. This poor man had to leave at 8. Wow. That is simply unacceptable. Shame on the Canadian government as well for not doing something for this man. People who have good fathers and good homes will never know what's it's like to deal with a psychotic parent. It's HELL.
@jimmyle3757 6 жыл бұрын
coupleofbeers31 my family is always full of ugly ass hole low life scum in the world they give,a,shit about me all care about is themselves
@asafgl4281 6 жыл бұрын
coupleofbeers31 goverment of canada are busterds he mey have that cancer for being homless and treated like he is nothing...
@janethalley2154 5 жыл бұрын
Yes he DID have to leave. You have zero compassion. Expect a lesson from life...I hope you learn.
@user-dm3gk4lb8q 5 жыл бұрын
We got similar background , my father was violent with me and mom.after heavy drink beated me up for years and my mom also i had a very bad childhood
@DopamjneRush 4 жыл бұрын
Jimmy Le my narccistic mother
@MohammadUmairAnsari 3 жыл бұрын
It's unbelievable how some people just keep their spirits high even in the worst of situations.
@riffan3905 3 жыл бұрын
I want to hug him and give him everything I can from my life. Sweet human being. Rest in Paradise.
@jimmyfreeman5714 4 жыл бұрын
Cold hearted world.😞 Right on for listening to him, brother. He just wanted someone to listen, most of all...🙏
@jenniferwilson9579 4 жыл бұрын
It is so tragic, so many of the homeless have heartbreaking stories of dysfuctional, neglectful, and abusive familes which is at the root of the problem. 💔
@someonesmom4053 3 жыл бұрын
He just wanted to be loved. He might never have known it, but he is and he does now. 🙏
@christophewakim3587 3 жыл бұрын
He is loved by Jesus ❤️
@someonesmom4053 3 жыл бұрын
@@christophewakim3587 amen ❤️
@ginkothree3728 3 жыл бұрын
2 a.m and I'm crying for Terry. You are not forgotten ♥
@luciatat4084 4 жыл бұрын
Wow, homeless at 8, this broke my heart...:((
@vivians9392 4 жыл бұрын
I wonder if he knew his true birthday? And I grieve him missing all those years of Christmas...at least 50!
@someoneofgods2620 3 жыл бұрын
@@vivians9392 well that could be a blessing in disguise... Jesus wasn't born in December. Jeremiah 10:2-4 2 Thus saith the Lord, Learn not the way of the heathen, and be not dismayed at the signs of heaven; for the heathen are dismayed at them. 3 For the customs of the people are vain: for one cutteth a tree out of the forest, the work of the hands of the workman, with the axe. 4 They deck it with silver and with gold; they fasten it with nails and with hammers, that it move not.
@jasonborn5636 4 жыл бұрын
I left home when I was 15 in 1993 I never had mental problems and never touched a drug and I've done very well for myself
@cindyremy2518 4 жыл бұрын
Jason Born thank God you’re ok
@greggranatier6056 4 жыл бұрын
👍
@sherrycissokho-parker2988 4 жыл бұрын
Jason Born Thank God for providing for your Needs
@dianacassinelli9467 4 жыл бұрын
Jason Born Amen...
@terribleTed-ln6cm 4 жыл бұрын
Ain't you something.
@Gosmoke. 3 жыл бұрын
If anyone’s down watch this. This helped me through suicide many times
@SK-vv1zi 3 жыл бұрын
Yeah man don’t give up no matter what millions of others have been through this too
@yamyas 3 жыл бұрын
love yourself
@windycityreport6129 3 жыл бұрын
🙏🙏🙏💛💛💛
@HealthyWealthyAndWise1976 3 жыл бұрын
Don't do it man life is too precious
@morvid1968 3 жыл бұрын
ITS crazy that the replies here are more supportive than anyone at my school or normal society
@CelticColonel 4 жыл бұрын
I knew Terry, his parents and brothers and sisters when I was in my early teens. I had no idea about this situation. Terribly shocking! RIP Terry.
@khamilton7537 3 жыл бұрын
@grantda2010 G I was a couple of years older than him. I knew him through his brothers Gary and Larry. We were all in the same Army Reserve regiment including Terry. Whenever I saw him it was on a parade night/weekend and he was always there with his brothers. Only went to their house a couple of times and it never entered my mind that Terry was not living there. I did learn that when he was ill his brother, Larry, who at that time lived at least a thousand miles away did reconnect and came to visit him and arrange his funeral. There was a plan for a memorial service but it never happened. As to why his siblings did not take care of him, I have no idea.
@nohedidnt3865 3 жыл бұрын
You shoulda beat his parents
@kb24oc 4 жыл бұрын
I left home at age 16 when I fought with my dad over potato salad he was a stern strict father with little compassion.....havent seen him since....I totally understand this man and his amazing soul. R.I.P. SIR. MY RESPECT TO YOU.
@chillx656 3 жыл бұрын
Is that a joke or are u fr? Dad leaving u over a fucking salad really doesn't seem believable...
@atenglangit1 6 жыл бұрын
we need story like this to remind us to be thankful for every little things we have in life..to remind us always count our blessing...
@vanessaozolin19 4 жыл бұрын
@Sarah Taher ur opinion
@winning3329 4 жыл бұрын
@Miss Shosho prove he doesn't!
@littlegloom 4 жыл бұрын
@@winning3329 Prove it does
@ahuget 4 жыл бұрын
This is proof it doesn't
@w.k.7277 4 жыл бұрын
Yes, we should be more grateful! Thanks for sharing your thoughts. So profound
@ryanjofre 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks youtube for showing this 10 years late. I promise to never fail my children as god as my witness.
@Snowpycat 3 жыл бұрын
This video made me tear up. I’m so sorry that a beautiful soul had to go through a difficult life and suffer cancer.
@liveyourbestlife143 5 жыл бұрын
This one broke me..... tears are streaming...... so very sad. GOD bless this man
@marboni1579 6 жыл бұрын
he looks more than 58, poor man , the life on streets is able to destroy anybody ..
@cn5007 4 жыл бұрын
Not really
@blighter88 3 жыл бұрын
Damn this guy really got the short end of every stick. Born to a father who doesn't care about him, kicked out and homeless at 8, falsely accused of theft, living out of his truck his whole life and gets one of the worst kinds of cancer possible. And then at the end he says he has lived a great life, and uses his wishes for everybody but himself. There isn't enough respect in the world for this guy.
@mothersarmsreadinesscoachi9360 3 жыл бұрын
If he had three wishes - he could only think of 2. And neither were for himself. We should all see who this man was. A hidden saint among us. I wish I could have known you. YOUR LIFE MATTERED I’m in tears
@SEdwards1000 6 жыл бұрын
I could have listened to his stories for quite a bit longer. 😥
@psychedforlife7176 7 жыл бұрын
Thank you for sharing his story. It breaks my heart to know so many children are unloved by their parents causing great trauma for life. I wish more people were more loving and kind.
@tonyyero7231 3 жыл бұрын
So well spoken and a gentleman.
@barbilagel 3 жыл бұрын
he still having the look of a 8 years old ... so sad! I hope his in a better place now
@bonjourpariss8955 4 жыл бұрын
He is lucky, for he will inherit the kingdom of the Lord.I pray for him.
@Imran-yr6qh 4 жыл бұрын
aye
@swagatmallick209 4 жыл бұрын
May this b true as you say
@praisegodjesussaves2283 3 жыл бұрын
Through Christ Jesus! He is the way the truth and the life.
@mari070680 3 жыл бұрын
❤❤❤🙏. Hope so😭😭
@elizabethchildofthemosthig1972 3 жыл бұрын
A Blessed man .Precious Indeed 🙇♀️🙏🙇♂️ I Pray he's With Jesus, In Eternal Peace 👑🙌💙 AMEN 💜
@carmenlangland1393 4 жыл бұрын
Never judge because, you never now what people go true,this man make me crying I never heard a story like this,my prayers go too him.🙏🙏🙏🙏
@livableincome 3 жыл бұрын
Dear precious guy. What wonderful wishes. No one suffering from cancer, and an end to homelessness. May you have a peaceful hospice experience. You words will live on.
@dzim8822 3 жыл бұрын
Watching this poor man makes me feel grateful for what I've had in my life.
@mayabrown3741park 4 жыл бұрын
God bless this man. I hope he is resting in heaven in a mansion with Jesus Christ , safe at peace and loved.
@joshlaplaca7696 3 жыл бұрын
♥️ 🙏🏼 I hope he was saved
@iseiyoulaitre 3 жыл бұрын
Me too!
@RainbowObsidian777 3 жыл бұрын
Yes💜💜💜 he is in a far better place now.
@HarshDude126 3 жыл бұрын
There is no god. There is no afterlife.
@wachalookingfour 11 жыл бұрын
He is a very wise guy... we all are born for a reason. and i think he has open the eyes of so many people.
@mars188 7 жыл бұрын
Yeah born have it hard for years then die then a darn good chance you will end up in hell for your sins is it worth being born?
@humphreyheimmersmith8131 7 жыл бұрын
+Wafflezombies1964 I think that way too
@bridgettmoody1475 3 жыл бұрын
He seems like such a sweet and genuine person who made the best of a bad situation and was truly appreciative of what he had. We could all learn something from him.
@Happy_Potato0 4 жыл бұрын
Who kicks his toddler out at 8 ??
@KM-wf9yx 3 жыл бұрын
8 years is young, but is hardly a toddler? Where was the HO of a Mother F'er who bore him? F the dick sperm donor! Keep your child and throw the donor out the door!
@rod5943 3 жыл бұрын
Yeah, doesn't matter what he said or did, he was just a dumb child, doesn't deserve to get kicked out.
@John-hz4wi 3 жыл бұрын
@Matreintsherde he means that he is very young, not literally a todler
@liztrainer895 3 жыл бұрын
Hopefully he went to jail for that .
@angelinemarketing 3 жыл бұрын
It's so wrong!!! Geeezzzz.... How can parents and society fail homeless humans and especially children?