I am currently staying at my daughter and favorite son-in-laws place in Ottawa. They live in Elm Vale Acres and it is quite nice. It seems to be a preppy place to live and is close to CHEO (Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario).
As has been the routine over the past months, Max takes me out for a walk and a poop every morning (please note, Max does the pooping). Yesterday and today, we have been walking in a nice park close to CHEO. There are small islands of weeping willow and birch within the grassy knolls of the park. The treed islands make perfect hiding places if your had a game of hide and seek "going on" during a family picnic.
As I walked by one of these hiding places yesterday, I looked in and what a mess; can's (easy opening cans of cat food and Chef Boyardee), bottles and other miscellaneous garbage. The litter was spread out in a circular pattern, with a clear spot in the center. I then realized this was someones home! My first reaction was to retreat and deny I knew anything about this place.
This morning, Max took me back to the same park and the same hiding place. As I walked by I looked into the clump of beautiful trees to see if anyone was home. It is minus 3 C today and it is too cold to be outside. The tenant was gone but not the mess. I looked on the ground and found a doctors prescription for Ran-Fentanyl 100mcg dated on September 11, 2007. There was a name; David N. This is a prescription that is used to help addicts recover from addiction. It is also used to help with pain related situations due to medical operations and/or accidents.
As I looked at the package two things occurred to me; (1) I am sure David's problem was not related to an medical operation and (2) David's name could just as easily be Harvey. The reason, I make this statement is because I would have chosen this treed island for my home if I had no place to go.
I think I will find a meeting to go in Ottawa; later today or tomorrow morning. Maybe I will see David and if I don't, I will be there for him and hope he finds a recovery room soon.
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