Despite already being in his 60s, Somchai Saengwit suddenly felt like he was facing a dead end after his wife ran away to live with her new husband and his three adult-age children went their separate ways.
Thanyaburi Home for the Destitute (Men) in Pathum Thani province is home to almost 600 people. Apichit Jinakul
"I drank so much alcohol I started to become psychologically unwell. I had no family left so I took off from home and decided to wander around aimlessly," recalled Somchai of the moment he began calling himself a stray -- no home, no work, no money.
