he was a very quiet man, well kempt, well dressed. we started to chat a little bit.nd he had been sent here from a local hospital where he'd been seen in the emergency room for atrial fibrillation, which is a fast heartbeat which can be life threatening. had been admitted to the hospital for several days, was discharged, and they suggested to him that he follow-up here. this gentleman was about 63, 64, was brand new to the streets. he was absolutely, utterly homeless which is unusual. most of the homeless patients we see are younger than that. so i asked him to tell me what his story was. he h lived and worked for the last 30 years in a bookstore. and as a favor, he slept upstairs. so he was kind of a quiet gentleman. he had no family, he didn't have a lot of friends, and the bookstore went bankrupt. he had no savings, so as soon as the bookstore closed its shop, he was out on the street. he was on the street for about 48 hours, and i suspect on a stress-related basis, went into this horrible heart rhythm, had chest pain, couldn't breathe, fell down in the street, an
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