My adult son was college educated, had a good job, a car, and his own apartment. Due to his addiction, he lost everything and was forced to live on the streets where he witnessed some really bad situations. He encountered a young, homeless girl, who was also an addict, suffering a miscarriage in a public washroom. She begged him to help her. He did what he could but both she and the baby died. This lifestyle was very different from how he was raised. He grew up in a sheltered, although average suburban environment, where he was shielded from this type of reality…
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