Homeless Man Ran an Ad for Thanksgiving Adoption and Got More Than What He Bargained For

Homeless Man Ran an Ad for Thanksgiving Adoption and Got More Than What He Bargained For
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Thanksgiving is a special time where people gather together with family to enjoy a festive dinner. But for one homeless man, this used to be one of the hardest days of the year, until he published an advertisement to ask for a Thanksgiving adoption.

Neal Shytles, of Norfolk, Virginia, had never thought Thanksgiving Day would end up being one of the loneliest days for him until he lost his job as a taxi driver and ended up at the Union Mission Ministries men’s shelter.

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