Sanctum Survivor weekend illuminates challenges of homelessness

My 36-hour glimpse of what it’s like to be homeless while coping with a physical limitation showed me how quickly pride can go out the window when barriers to necessities pile up.
It was around 8C outside and seven millimetres of rain was coming down. I was using a wheelchair to get around. My partner, Mike Gaff, and I had only the donated clothes on our backs.
Mike and I were two of 11 community members who agreed to step away from our regular lives, homes, cars, families and debit cards