In the wake of the crash on Black Monday in 1987, he lost his job, his wife, his children and his home. Homeless and living in a box, jumping off the 207th Street Bridge looked like the best solution. But a shred of hope and the help of five guys from a local Alcoholics Anonymous group saved him.
Bit by bit, Robert started his life over. He got a small apartment. Then he got a chair, using a large box as a coffee table. Then he got some pots and pans, silverware…
In his words: “I’ve lost an awful lot. But I tell a lot of people that today I’m rich, and some day I’ll have money again. As far as I’m concerned, I won the lottery: I got my life back.”
Hear his story…
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