u/AuthorKeresIroncrown

When I woke up this morning, I didn't expect to be smacked in the face with such sad news that an old friend of mine passed.

I met Sedona Tom back in 2018 when I was homeless in Arizona with my sister, my son and her boyfriend. Her van broke down and we needed a ride and a local gas station told us that if we need help, Sedona Tom is the go-to around town. A donation based taxi service led only by one man that helped people get home safely.

Well, one day, my shitty sister left me and my then-kindergartner son for dead in the desert and stole $800 of my money I made at my job and spent the rest behind my back that I was trying to save up for all of us to get a place. I called up Sedona Tom crying and asked him if my son and I could stay with him for a while until I could find my next move and he said yes.

One thing I can't say about many men, but I'm happy to say about Tom is that he never perved or did anything bad to my son and I. He was actually estatic to have us in his tiny camper because it broguht out the dad and grandpa in him again. And while I was there, he told me so many stories of his family, his past and how he went from being chased by the cops as a younger man, to going to being the one that helped the cops with bad people in Sedona. I also watched him make the coolest pieces of old jewelry and rework it into new pieces. He was Indigenous like me, so beading was super important to him.

Eventually I found my next move and he took my son and I to the train station and thankfully I got to say my last goodbye to him then. But back in 2022, 2023, I wanted to save up and plan a trip to Arizona to see him and Sedona again, but my ex husband ruined that for me.

I wish he could see me now. I went from homeless, with no money. The only $50 I had I spent on groceries and made dinner at the camper a few times for the three of us. But now I'm a best seller, finally healthy with my mental health and my son is doing fantastic too.

So, if anyone knows Sedona Tom, know that because he saved me and my child's life, I finally made it home safely. I'll miss you Tom, but I know you're safe with the Creator now. One day, I know I'll see you on the other side.