Adam Gates and Tim Simmons developed a friendship after one of them was experiencing homelessness. They have since saved each other’s lives countless times.
ATLANTA — A long distance friendship inspired two men to change their lives; they give each other hope. Now, one of them needs a heart transplant to save their life.
Adam Gates and Tim Simmons have texted every day for years.
Gates was working for a catering company and Simmons was experiencing homelessness when they first met through a fence. He asked Gates for something to eat.
That encounter was the start of a special connection.
“I can give you food today, I can get you food next week, and we just developed a friendship. There was something special about him,” said Gates.
Gates moved to Colorado weeks later, but continued to make sure Simmons was fed in Georgia. He would often send a message to his coworkers in Atlanta asking for a favor to …
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