ProJo: Mark Patinkin: This is the face of homelessness

A few readers told me last month a woman was living under the Route 95 bridge next to Providence Place mall. I finally checked on Monday, figuring she'd be long gone. But there she was.

A few readers told me last month a woman was living under the Route 95 bridge next to Providence Place mall. I finally checked on Monday, figuring she'd be long gone.

But there she was.

Her name's Judy McGill and she's 53. Overhead, vehicles made a sound like hitting potholes every few seconds, but Judy smiled and said, “The noise don't bother me.”

She's been here four months, most of it with a boyfriend, but he moved on last week. That broke her heart, but she said it's OK — at least she has her cats, Ivy and Snow Angel. They're family to her, and loyal, having stayed with her through winter.

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