Peter Henshaw was made homeless in 2019 after a surprise eviction from his home in Edinburgh.
A formerly homeless man is due to make an epic 2,000-mile fundraising walk from Rome to Edinburgh for charity. Peter Henshaw, from the capital, spent years on the streets after a shock eviction. He started sleeping rough in 2019, when a mixture of pride and his battle with alcohol led to him being unable to find a place to live after he was unexpectedly kicked out his flat by his landlord.
He said: "Homelessness can happen to anyone at any given time. There is the hidden side, not just those sleeping rough on the streets. I experienced it all. Homelessness and sleeping rough, it was not nice. You constantly had people looking down at you and you felt disconnected from society. I was urinated on, spat on and had things stolen among many other negative experiences.
Top news stories today "My advice to anyone out there experiencing homelessness is to swallow your pride and reach out for help. I found pride could get in the way of asking for help, whether it is to do with homelessness or the cost of living crisis, there is help out there. It's also important to never give up and always continue to fight. There are so many great third sector agencies who will not judge you at all.
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