I knew a very nice woman once who had been badly abused by an ex-husband. He threw her in a dumpster when he left. She sought refuge in the house of a woman friend who was a hoarder and she adjusted herself to living in a room in her friend’s house which was full of stacks of newspapers that left only paths in the rooms. She even developed a business there to support herself. She made catered dinners for people would pick them up. When her friend died, she was hospitalized, but still optimistic. I have not seen her in years, but hope for the best for her. She had a lot of guts and probably made it to something better.