“I called her and I said, ‘Hey, this is Jimmy Doohan. Scotty of Star Trek. I’m doing a convention in Indianapolis, and I want to see you there.'” he explained. “I saw her. Boy, I’m telling you — I couldn’t believe what I saw. It was definitely suicide. Somebody had to help her, somehow. And, obviously, she wasn’t going to the right people.”
Doohan told the woman about each surrounding area convention (and some in nearby states) that he would be at and said he wanted to see her at each.
“That went on for two or three years, maybe 18 times,” he said. “And all I did was talk positive things to her. And then all of a sudden — nothing. I didn’t hear anything, and I had no idea what was really happening to her because I never really saved her address. Eight years later, I get a letter saying, ‘I do want to thank you so much for what you did for me, I just got my master’s degree in electronic engineering.'”
Watch James recount it here [2:02] | Article Source here
Check in on the people you love. You never know what someone is going through and just being there can help way more than you might know. Trust me as someone who doesn’t have anyone there.
Live long and prosper, friends 🖖
That’s fucking awful! I’m sorry you had to go through that.
Well here’s something sad in a funny way. Out of all the traumatic shit I’ve gone through, being homeless is pretty low on the list.
I’ve gone through so much at that this point it’s whatever. I’m a product of what I went through. I have no idea who I’d be if I didn’t but I doubt he’d be half as interesting. I’m okay with that trade off.
Go do your fuckin “I’m a good person” dance or I’ll get Morn to supervise.