My First Guest Was Homeless. 6 Months Later He Came Back

About this episode

The episode discusses the journey of Christopher Parks, who was homeless and faced severe health challenges, as he reconnects with host Richard Marczewski Jr.

When Rich recorded episode one of 20-Year Timeout, his guest was Christopher Parks — an old friend from Worcester. What Rich didn't know at the time was that Chris was technically homeless, bouncing between friends' floors and sleeping in garages. That was eight months ago. Since then, Chris hit a wall none of us want to imagine. His blood sugar reached 598 and his organs working overtime just to keep him alive. He was discharged from the hospital at 5:30 in the morning with nowhere to go. ...

People in this episode

Host: Richard Marczewski Jr.

Guest: Christopher Parks

Topics covered

• homelessness
• health
• friendship
• personal struggle
• recovery

Keywords

• homeless
• health crisis
• friend
• recovery
• personal story

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Worcester

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