- The house my mom is living in is horrible.
I don't feel safe because there's a lot of people coming and going.
- When Danielle went to fentanyl,
everything just went downhill really fast.
(dramatic music)
- My mom has been locked in a cage,
almost been chopped up, she's had an axe in her head.
- Seeing the look in my kids' eyes,
seeing the respect be gone
is probably the worst thing.
- It feels like she really does choose drugs
over her family every single day.
- Yeah.
- It's like playing Russian roulette.
The next hit could be your last.
- We've got four SUVs out front.
We've got three SWAT guys at the front door with a huge gun.
Danielle could be in danger in the house right now.
(♪)
(theme music)
(soft piano music)
- Oops. Okay sorry.
My name is Danielle.
I'm 38 years old
and I am a mother.
I do have five kids.
- Oh, she was a wonderful mother.
She took great pride in being a mother.
- Danielle's always been a beautiful girl.
Energetic and fun.
- I gotta do it all over again.
- I did experience a lot of love as a child.
Mainly from my mom, just...
seeing how much effort she put into making sure
we had what we needed.
- Me and my mom were always really close.
We'd stay up late and spend time together.
- I'm going to miss you.
You're gonna have a good week at school?
- I don't know what went wrong.
- Love you.
- Yeah. It just all went to (beep) really.
(somber music)
- Hailey!
Hailey! - What?
I'm currently in active addiction
to fentanyl.
I also use crystal meth.
- If my mom doesn't have any fentanyl, she gets dope sick.
It's like a really bad head cold.
And um, that's when she will beg me for money.
And when I tell her no, she'll tell me she hates me,
she wants me to die.
It's hurtful because...
I don't want to give her money for something
that she could possibly overdose on.
(dramatic music)
- The house my mom is living in is horrible.
I don't feel safe,
because there's a lot of people coming and going.
- Josh.
Do you want to skip me up to the um,
shoppers real quick?
- I just don't want to sit there for two hours.
Like that's my only thing. - Okay.
- The hardest thing about my mom's drug use
is her being so distant.
I mean to actually spend time with...
And then when you actually do get to spend time with her
it's, you're just spending the whole time heartbroken.
I'm 19 years old, like I do as much as I can.
But just sometimes there's a boundary.
- She's so unreliable.
Like one minute she could have intentions of doing something
and then you don't see her for three days.
You know, it's, it's that, that's reality.
(city hubbub)
- I've given my mom money to help her out
with rent before. I've given her money to help out with food.
- I have given her my Christmas and birthday money.
- I spend around 1200 bucks a week um,
give or take a little bit.
- Drugs have destroyed her.
Her body, her mind.
She used to be so beautiful.
She's still pretty but she looks so dirty and gross now.
- She has this weird tattoo on her face.
I don't know. I don't really like it.
- She has no sense of time.
She's always late, irresponsible.
Everything about her life is destroying.
(dramatic music)
It makes me feel sad and mad.
I don't know.
I just...
hate the way that she chooses drugs over everything.
(soft music)
- Danielle was a happy child
and very intelligent.
Fluently read when she was two years old.
- I had Danielle at the age of 17.
I had a lot of family support.
My parents were both very proud of Danielle
and they were very close
and they helped a great deal in raising her.
Danielle's father was a severe alcoholic.
He kept saying he was going to quit drinking.
And unfortunately that has never occurred.
So Danielle's father and myself we divorced.
He became acting father figure for my three children.
- I never played with dolls or Barbies.
Like I would read a book. Like I was always independent.
- She was put into private school.
She went to the Montessori house of children program.
Then she went to a different private school system.
She was actually moved up a grade.
So life was good for our family until the age of 12.
- She met other wealthy kids at this private school
and I think that a lot of times she was probably in their homes,
and there was no parental supervision.
And they had older brothers
and I'm sure their older brothers were more or less
really predators on these younger girls
that were hanging out at these houses.
- So my best friend, her parents were never home.
They were loaded.
Fully stocked bar, inside and out.
And her brother, he would, you know he was older,
so he would have girls in their grade over with them.
And then those girls would go home.
And then at the end of the night, us girls are left.
If I tried to move to get away,
there was no move. You know, Like, he was...
He would hold, like, yeah, it was very, like, firm and...
And then after too like he just walked away,
like it was just like, okay see ya tomorrow.
And it made me feel like,
like I didn't matter.
Yeah.
- This child's father was a very prominent person
and they just used their money to hire the right people
to make him look less guilty. But he pled guilty,
so we know it did happen.
It was just brushed under the carpet.
- After I found out about the sexual assault,
I pressed charges against the individual.
We noticed in Danielle's behavior
she started to skip school,
be more interested in partying
and she just wasn't the same child anymore.
- Danielle came to live with me
to get her out of the city.
She met a boy on the bus
and ended up getting pregnant at 15
and having his son.
- Danielle gave birth to a baby boy.
Um, his name was Owen.
Unfortunately, he was born with half a heart,
hypoplastic left-heart syndrome.
- So he passed away when he was four days old.
I can't even believe that it happened.
Oh yeah.
It affected me by making me feel lonely.
- After Owen passed away,
Danielle was lost for a long time.
Probably more than what we really can appreciate.
- Danielle went on to have another son
later in her teen years.
And when Joshua was six months old,
her and Joshua's dad ended their relationship.
And then she got together with another boyfriend
shortly after that.
(soft music)
- He was my everything.
He was my best friend, my kids' dad.
Every day we would take the kids
and our dogs through the trails.
We did everything together as a family.
- She was always very caring.
She was loving.
She always made sure we had what we needed
even if she had to go to a great extent
to make sure that happened.
(laughter)
- He became her whole world.
But there was a lot of abuse
and control that went on.
- In front of my children,
he closed fist punched me.
Get on top of me.
Kick me.
- I knew he was somebody that I didn't want her with.
But you can't force somebody
when they're already living on their own,
who they pick and choose as a partner.
- When (beep) left us
for a girl he had been cheating on me with,
it felt like my life was over.
- And I think that's when she started using drugs
because my mom moved in with her boyfriend.
- It went from crushing Percocets
to fentanyl pretty quick.
And then when it went to fentanyl,
everything just went downhill really fast.
- She started sleeping every day.
She wouldn't make dinner anymore.
She wouldn't eat. She was getting really skinny.
And I was just a kid then, so I don't really...
Didn't really think anything of it.
She was just letting us do whatever we want.
We wouldn't go to school.
- We all got split up.
I was in sixth grade when I went to my cousin's house and...
my two younger siblings went to an aunt's.
I've kind of just blocked out all my childhood memories.
- We've all been bounced around a bit
and right now I'm living with my uncle.
My sister Hailey went to my nana's with my sister Alyssa.
Josh has always been at my grandma's.
Yeah, we are where we are now.
- I know he's gone and he's never coming back,
but to actually know that I have to live that
and live that sober is scary.
Because when I do...
it's...
I feel like I'll never stop crying.
- She's been like homeless. She has spent nights on the street.
- One time last year when she was homeless,
I took a bus downtown
and I was looking for her but I couldn't find her.
Is she dead? Is she alive?
Am I going to hear from her tomorrow?
- Sometimes she sells drugs herself.
It's scary. Right?
Meeting foul play, jumping in the wrong person's vehicle.
- She's been locked in a cage, almost killed,
she's almost been chopped up,
she's had an axe in her head.
All this crazy ass (beep).
- There's a lot of stuff going around in London
with um, girls being kidnapped and being murdered.
It's sad to say but a lot of the drug addicts,
that's what happens to them.
- If something happens to me or Dianne,
who's going to take care of these kids?
We're not going to live forever.
They need somebody they're going to be able to go to
and right now it doesn't look like that it's gonna happen.
I mean, it's now or never. If she doesn't get straight,
then you may as well kiss her goodbye,
'cause the way she's going right now,
she's just getting deeper and deeper
and rock bottom isn't too far down now.
(tense music)
- Oh, okay.
Hey, Phillip?
(indistinct chatter)
- What?
(moaning)
- I need it.
(groaning)
- When my mom first wakes up,
she smokes her fentanyl.
And then when she actually wants to wake up-wake up,
she shoots up meth.
(tense music)
- A typical day in that house
is just a bunch of drug use.
And it's just, it's heartbreaking.
- Well, I started cleaning the room.
I've gotten a huge, huge garbage bag packed out
and like a huge tote full of clothes.
And then I still have that whole half to do.
Okay, where's my purse?
Because he said four minutes away
and that was probably a minute ago.
Okay, I'll link you, uh, I'll link you in a bit.
- All right. - Okay.
Hey.
- Thank you. - Yeah.
- Okay.
- When it comes to money, I feel every drug addict
has their own way of obtaining it.
It's sad to... When you actually realize how they do it.
- That $1,000 a week for my drug usage,
I pull that money by hustling.
Not every day is the right day for...
you know.
That day might call for a different hustle.
One of them would be say boosting.
So say you boost $600 worth of groceries,
clothes, furniture,
you're only gonna get paid $200
worth of money or drugs,
whatever you're looking for.
And it's usually drugs.
Never want to be in there too long.
Shampoo, conditioner.
- That's wild. - Yeah. So $140.
(city hubbub)
(soft music)
- What's up?
Nothing. Just you know,
just trying to get a hold of uh Danielle.
- My grandmother has been very stressed out
since my mom's started the drugs.
She's always putting missing person reports
when she can't get a hold of her, just because of,
you never know what could happen.
- She left apparently at 4:00 in the morning
and Hailey called. - 4:00 in the morning?
- 4:00 in the morning and Hailey called
and she left in a taxi.
I've had to comb the streets
and go looking in the homeless camps.
I go because if I'm...
looking for my daughter, I need to know that she's safe.
She left with two guys and Hailey was really upset
because Hailey's left in this house...
- Wow.
- ...with strangers, right? - Yeah.
- So.
Even just reading news headlines and similar situations.
- Yeah. - People in the comment section
will be like, "Oh, well if they didn't--
The family didn't report them missing for
like how many days or a couple weeks even?"
That's because you know, what? How do the families know?
Whether somebody's missing or not
when somebody doesn't answer their phone?
- They don't. - Or you can't maintain contact
because the person's... Just doesn't maintain contact?
How do you know whether they're okay or whether they're not?
Honestly, Josh that's the most frustrating thing that I deal with.
- That's where the saying easier said than done comes from.
- Yeah.
- I've driven downtown London just kind of searching,
trying to look for her. I found her a few times.
But sometimes we don't find her which causes more worry.
- It's not uncommon for many women living on the streets
in addiction to go missing.
So that, as a mother, that's the biggest fear.
Yeah it's just typical.
- It's definitely hard for my grandma
because that is her daughter.
She is always overwhelmed.
Not even just because of that.
Like she's parenting her grand kids.
Like that... it's not normal.
- Sadly, to a certain degree,
I think the children have lost hope in her getting better.
You know, they tell me,
"Oh Nana, stop worrying about Mom."
If Danielle accepts treatment,
and gets over her drug addiction,
I think it sets a good example for her children
not to fall in the same problem that she has.
(soft music)
Sorry.
(tense music)
- We found her.
It's-it's always super time-consuming
and very frustrating, but it's how it is.
That's the reality of it.
Hey Mom, I'm downstairs. I'm just gonna wait down here for now.
- Huh?
- I'm just gonna wait downstairs. Okay?
- Okay, wait, hold on.
(Danielle): Well yes, we got to clean up this room.
- Mom?
(Danielle): Lose your attitude.
Yeah?
- You guys ready?
- I'm almost ready.
- Growing up, she was loving and she was a good mother.
- Holy.
- Since she's become an addict, she has a temper.
She's manipulative. She fights. She argues.
Honestly not sure how she deals with her emotions so...
- Danielle's kids, um their whole life,
they've had to be hardened.
Because they weren't being parented.
They were just surviving.
- There's addiction on both sides of my family,
which makes me worried not necessarily for myself
because of the mindset I currently have.
But it makes me worry about my siblings
because of the path that they're laying out for them.
And I'd like to help guide my siblings to become mature.
I feel that's somewhat of my responsibility,
given the fact that their fathers passed away
and I'm their eldest brother.
- Hello.
- Hey, how are ya?
- Good. How are you? - Good.
So what have you got with you? - Just um, stuff.
My mom and my stepdad
they have had a long bumpy road with me.
They've always stuck through it, though.
- She said she needed to go to the bathroom before she comes down.
- Nope. - The house we live in now,
we bought that house 10 years ago,
and had plans of fixing up that house.
And it's just not happening because there's no money.
A part of the problem is that I go to work
before the sun comes up and usually I'm coming home
when the sun's going down every day.
And I'm sure this was part of the problem
because I wasn't around.
- Where's Mom, Austin? - Bathroom.
- Bathroom? - Yeah.
- She's upstairs eh?
(chuckling) - Exactly what I told her.
Everyone knows you're not going to the bathroom.
- When's the last time you saw Mom, Austin?
- A few minutes ago.
- Well, prior to a few minutes ago.
What's the longest you think you've went without seeing her?
- Like a year, two?
- That's sad.
Make sure you finish high school.
- Maybe.
- I don't know.
- Oh, wow. You've told me that five times now.
Like do you think I'm deaf, dumb or (beep)? Which one is it?
- Actually that's the third time you've just told me.
Is it like you say do it in the garage
and I don't do it in the garage or something... (indistinct)
- She's thinks she's gonna waddle down to the garage now.
- Yep.
- It's cold.
- My mom can't be my mom right now,
because she's using drugs.
Out of this year, I've seen her twice I think.
Last year, I've probably seen her about five times.
I don't see her very much.
- Seeing the look that I see in my kids' eyes
every time I do see them,
seeing that much more of the respect
that they had for me be gone,
is um probably the worst thing
that's happened due to being addicted for so long.
If I don't hurry up and change it,
there's gonna be a day when I see one of them look at me
and there's no respect left there for me
and um,
I think Hailey is really close to that point.
Where's Hailey?
- I don't know. Where is Hailey?
- Hailey?
- Come eat.
- Honestly, think about it.
How long has it been since we've all sat down together?
- No, I wasn't there.
Alyssa. - Bye.
- Yeah, I think that dinner sit down
lasted a total of 3.5 minutes.
- That's what I mean. It's almost awkward at this point.
- Mm-hmm. - You know what I mean?
It's been so long to the point where they're feeling awkward.
Like it's not even, it doesn't even feel like a family sitting down.
It feels like you're sittin' down with a bunch of people don't know.
- Yeah.
- I stick around with my family because in this world,
family's the only thing you have,
so I choose to focus on them.
(soft music)
- My biggest hope is that my mom accepts treatment
and she gets clean.
I just want her back, you know?
But I don't think she will.
- I feel like my mom does have a lot of guilt
because she realizes how many years that she missed out
of her watching her kids grow up.
I just hope family is enough
to pull her back from this addiction.
(city hubbub)
(tense music)
- What's the word, Aussie? - She's not coming in.
She's pissed.
- About? - Everything.
(dramatic music)
- Out there. - She's in the hallway.
- Good morning. My name is Geri Bemister.
I'm an interventionist and certified addictions therapist.
I'm here to help walk you through the process
with your loved one today.
And to help you, as a family,
deal with your feelings
and create what I like to call Team Danielle.
We want a united front
where everybody's on the same page.
Josh, you wanna head us up?
- Sure. When my mom did start to get into addiction,
it was, it was hard to fathom that.
It was so hard to see to the point where I had to suppress it.
And it's been really hard to...
To just live through this.
Like it's, I'm tearing up right now thinking about it,
because it's just... I so want my family back.
You know what I mean? - I do know what you mean.
You guys have been through an immense amount of pain,
an immense amount of trauma.
I'm sure many of you have gotten to dark places.
- 100 %.
- Austin, when you spend time with her, what is it like?
- Hurt. She doesn't wanna spend time with us.
All she does is care about her drugs.
- I'm just talking about when, you know,
it felt like you guys were a family.
Do you have any of that? - Yeah.
- Do you think about that sometimes?
- All the time.
But none of us will ever have that back.
- You will. You can. - No, we won't.
We're all grown up.
I see my siblings like three or four times a year.
- It's not easy being separated from your siblings.
- Exactly. - I'm not working.
We're raising a seven-year-old.
We have had her since she was two and a half.
So at our stage in the game, that's...
The dynamics for our household has changed.
- Yeah. - Like I would...
(soft music)
- Ed, tell me how you're feeling.
-Listening to the kids is...
I-I know they're dealing with stuff
but I don't know how they're dealing with it.
It's affecting them, everybody differently.
And it just hurts.
But I don't know what to do to change it.
- Powerless.
- Because you have no control over what Danielle does.
She's just oblivious. She's basically a zombie.
- Exactly.
- What kind of communication do you have with Danielle?
- Um, it's off-and-on.
She likes to blame me for a lot of things.
I take a lot of heat from her. Um, but I'm not--
- Does that turn into like a verbal conflict?
- Yes, it does. It does. - Okay.
- I only want for my daughter to be happy and healthy
and right now she's neither.
- I'm not so concerned about your mom,
because I think your mom's gonna go.
Today's the most important day for me.
Because this is where we get to talk about what's going on
and we get to heal, right? So we need that united front.
Right? She comes into the circle of love
and tomorrow when we ask her to get the help that she needs,
we're off and running. - I think she'll say no.
- It's going to be very difficult for her.
She wants her children back every day.
- She is screaming out for help.
- She's screaming out for help.
You don't use a 6 to 8 grams of fentanyl a day
unless you want to die. She's screaming for help.
- When she first got to our house last year
and stayed with us...
She overdosed and Alyssa had to Narcan her.
I have never seen any overdose before so I panicked.
I called 911 and Alyssa just calmly took care of it.
- How many times have you Narcaned your mom?
- Two.
- Austin and Alyssa have seen the most
and lived through the most with Mom.
- It's normal.
- It's normal... - Yeah.
- ...to watch your mom shoot up in her neck?
- For me at least.
- But it's normal for you. And I get that. I hear that.
It doesn't have to be.
We're gonna try and change that.
Because what happens with CPTSD,
which is what you guys have,
complex post-traumatic stress disorder
from the loss of your father
and your mother being in addiction for so long,
everything is suppressed.
So you're either reaching out for whatever it is
you're reaching out for. Weed or... You shut down.
Whatever the process is--
And it's different for everybody.
But what we need to do,
we need to start getting out of our heads
and into our bodies and allow the emotions to flow
because this process today, it's about you guys.
We have chosen what I think
is one of the best in North America,
The Aurora Recovery Centre in Gimli, Manitoba.
We can't do anything to blow this.
This is her only chance for help right now.
(tense music)
(dramatic music)
- So we've got four SUVs out front.
We've got three SWAT guys at the front door
with bulletproof vests and one SUV slightly away
from the house with a cop behind with a huge gun.
I'm just very worried.
If they think that Danielle had anything to do with this
based on us, Danielle could be in danger
in the house right now is my concern.
- They're getting-- They're getting ready.
- They're getting ready to go in.
They're getting ready to go in, gotta go, bye.
(theme music)
- I am.
- We are 30 degrees away from gunfire.
You know what I mean? - Yes.
- Someone makes a run this way...
- Mm-hmm. - ...we're in the line of fire.
- There's definitely movement at the front door here.
They're definitely getting ready on the guns.
(tense music)
- So I don't know if everybody is aware,
there was a raid at the house this morning.
Not for Danielle,
but for another individual in the home.
So that's how serious this situation is.
We are very, very lucky that it was not Danielle.
So because you weren't here Hailey yesterday.
Little bit of ground rules. No getting up.
No fighting. No leaving.
Take a deep breath.
Remember why we're here.
We're here to save Danielle's life.
Channeling love to Mom.
(♪)
- Good morning, Danielle.
My name is Geri, how are you? - Good. How are you?
- I'm good. You look fantastic.
Come on in. - Okay, I'm going to leave now.
- Come on in for a sec.
All I'm asking you to do is sit down...
- You promised me. - ...and chat with your family for 15 minutes.
Is that okay? Can you do that for me?
- I'm not-- Yeah, that's fine. - Okay.
Fantastic. Thanks for sitting down for 15 minutes with us.
- Yep. - Okay.
And Josh is gonna read something to you first.
(sighs) - Mom,
the love I have for you and our family is unbreakable.
I understand that this is not who you are deep down inside,
and where the need for a coping mechanism comes from.
You are such a strong person
and need to use that strength to fight this addiction.
This truly is a possible endeavor.
It would mean the world to us to have you back
as you are our world.
I cannot support you in the form of money
if you don't take this gift of help.
I will assist you in getting your life back.
I love you.
- Mom, I'm here today because I want to see you get better.
I can no longer see you live like this.
But honestly, feel like all you care about is drugs.
I miss you and all my siblings so much.
I just want my mom back.
- Mom, I'm here today to make sure you know that I love you.
I can no longer see you destroying yourself.
I hate having to worry about you constantly.
While I was in your care,
I didn't receive a proper education
and I had inconsistence in my living situation.
I'm hoping and asking you to take the help
that's being offered to you today.
I love you and hope you make the decision
that benefits you and us kids.
(soft music)
- Danielle,
I was always so proud of you.
You are so intelligent.
Your life has had a lot of hurt and trauma.
Danielle, you have five children that love you very much.
They have lost their father
and they don't need to lose their mother.
You're strong and I have faith in you.
I love you.
Your stepdad, Eddie.
- So Hailey, I'd like you to read your words to your mom.
(sniffing)
- Dear mom,
addiction is many things but most of all dominating.
You were once my best friend and in the future...
(sobbing)
(whispering): I don't know if I can read it.
- You can do it. Just take a deep breath.
- And in the future, I hope we can pick up where we left.
Please know I do forgive you.
I remember when your addiction first started,
I was clueless and I was young.
I had no idea what was going on
and what my life was about to turn to.
I often say I hate you,
but please know it's just my anger talking.
I love you and I always will no matter what.
If you don't take this opportunity to get better,
I really don't think I'll be able to talk to you anymore.
Although I will always love you,
I think it'll be time to move on with my life
because I can't keep putting myself through this.
- Good job, Hailey.
- Dear Danielle, I am here today
to tell you how much I love you.
The worry over you going missing is constant for me.
The many sleepless nights of worry that you are okay.
I can no longer trust you and that hurts me.
As your mother,
all I want for you is to be happy and healthy
and currently you are neither.
I ask you to take this opportunity for yourself
to obtain recovery.
Danielle if you decline this treatment,
I will no longer give you money as I am guilty of doing.
I can no longer have you in my home while you are using.
Please, my beautiful daughter,
accept this help today and have a beautiful happy life.
Love, your mom.
- So...
like I said Danielle, my name is Geri.
I'm a recovering alcoholic addict.
Uh, I was in your position
and my family did this process for me.
And I was able to turn my life around
and get my kids back.
But I have one question for you.
Will you accept the help today?
(tense music)
- I don't know.
- I believe, as an addiction professional,
that you're playing Russian roulette,
and that you don't have a lot of time left.
And I believe you're going to lose your family
if you don't take this opportunity.
Today, you've got a different option.
Everything is already laid out on your journey.
You just gotta go grab it.
- Yes, I will try.
- Yes, you'll try? - Yep.
- You'll go to treatment?
I'm so proud of you, sweetheart.
You're gonna get your life back.
(sobbing)
(emotional music)
- I love you, buddy. - I love you too, Mom.
- I love you, guys. - Love you too.
- I'm sorry for everything.
I love you, buddy.
- Don't worry, Mom. I'll make sure everyone's safe.
- This is the time, baby. You can do it.
- You are the role model now.
The focus now is you. - Yeah.
- The focus now is you for as long as you need.
Right? - Yeah. Yeah, oh yeah.
The focus is me
because I have to be okay for them to be okay.
- That's right.
- Thank you for everything.
- Ladies and gentlemen, please remain seated.
Mesdames et messieurs, s'il vous plaît
si vous pouvez rester assis avec votre ceinture.
(soft music)
- Hi. You must be Danielle.
Welcome to Aurora Recovery Centre.
The first big challenge that Danielle is going to face
really will be her medical detox.
Detoxing off opiates is very difficult,
which is really a deterring factor for most people
because they don't want to go through that.
- How are you feeling?
- Tired.
- It takes a lot of courage for a person
to even take a few steps to come in the door.
- You got this. - Yeah.
- We're at Aurora.
(♪)
(birds chirping)
- Since I got to Lily Rain,
the biggest thing that stands out for me,
I would say, my counselor.
- When Danielle first arrived she was very quiet,
didn't really participate a whole lot the first couple days.
But as time progressed, she became very open with me,
receptive, very engaged.
She was very motivated.
We talked about communication
and being honest with each other,
especially for her recovery because this is all about Danny.
(bright music)
- I am extremely excited to see my family,
especially my children.
It's been a long time.
Hi.
Look at you all tanned.
You look so good. - Thank you.
- I don't really even remember her not being on drugs.
So it's just gonna be different seeing how she is.
- Aww, thank you.
Is that my Mother's Day present?
- Yeah. - Yeah.
- Do I look better? - Yeah, a lot better.
- Yeah. - Yeah?
Ooh! - That's-that's not a tester.
No, it is a tester but there's only three flavors.
There was this um ... - Three flavors?
- No. - You want me to eat it?
(laughter) I have clarity.
I can think.
I found my brain again.
I don't even know who that was before.
Remember we used to go to the trails every day?
So yeah, it's amazing how, how different I feel.
Like a completely different person.
- She just looks more like herself and just happier.
And it's nice to actually have my mom back for a change.
- This is Hailey. - Hi. Nice to meet you.
- Nice to meet you. - This is Austin.
- Nice to meet you. - Hi.
- And this is Alyssa. - I've heard all about you guys.
- This is Jules, my counselor.
I want to go to school for addictions counseling.
Getting a career in that would be amazing.
Aw that's sweet.
Three months ago I would have never thought
I would ever have a career or want a career.
A priority wasn't even in my vocabulary.
So I'm excited for the future
with my family members, my children.
Gaining their trust back.
Just have hope for my recovery.
(♪ The Strength I Need by Wolfgang Black)
(♪)
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