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  • Soft White Underbelly interview and portrait of Faith, a fentanyl addict on Skid Row.
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  • @dearbonks
    @dearbonks 3 місяці тому +560

    Faith, you weren’t a hard child to raise. You were raised in hell. Sweet Faith, you are a survivor, full of strength. Xo

    • @NosiLLa258
      @NosiLLa258 3 місяці тому +5

      Exactly. Thank you for stating this.
      Faith, you're more than capable to become what you desire. ✨️

    • @ChristineWaddell-xi3eo
      @ChristineWaddell-xi3eo 2 місяці тому +2

      YEEEES!!! ❤

    • @DubsTV93
      @DubsTV93 День тому

      It’d be so easy to help her too, Suboxone would freaking save her life! I wish I could help her

  • @Arisairspace
    @Arisairspace 3 місяці тому +1008

    This young lady still has her light; I hope she gets help

    • @NAT-turners-Revenge
      @NAT-turners-Revenge 3 місяці тому +3

      Define this " light" specifically

    • @MoonChild-po9du
      @MoonChild-po9du 3 місяці тому

      ​@@NAT-turners-Revenge it is a little shine of light kept in your heart of hearts

    • @oe4927
      @oe4927 3 місяці тому

      Look into her eyes. ​@@NAT-turners-Revenge

    • @NAT-turners-Revenge
      @NAT-turners-Revenge 3 місяці тому +2

      @@noodlefringe1802 .... 🙄 Well, what kind of *"ENERGY"* are you specifically gathering from her? I need you to articulate it to me as english isnt my first language and these seem like empty buzzwords

    • @bosoxfan131
      @bosoxfan131 3 місяці тому

      ​@@NAT-turners-Revengeher spark, basically any sign depression hasn't taken complete hold of her, as in you can see she still has a chance to be happy.

  • @HulaLulaful
    @HulaLulaful 3 місяці тому +298

    Please help this girl get her necessary ID and papers, and a social worker. She needs medical and psychological help. My heart aches for her. She needs a chance.

    • @margaretwebb389
      @margaretwebb389 3 місяці тому +6

      And get another phone with insurance!

    • @juliel8720
      @juliel8720 3 місяці тому +11

      @SoftWhiteUnderBelly can we help this girl out?

    • @Jay-bp9oz
      @Jay-bp9oz 2 місяці тому +1

      I didn't want her to go. I prayed there would be some type of divine intervention. I hope her life turns around and she's with her son again.

    • @breanafrisby5212
      @breanafrisby5212 2 місяці тому +3

      I agree. She needs a good social worker to help her navigate the different government agencies and programs available to help her.

    • @LisetteFelix-ff3vc
      @LisetteFelix-ff3vc 2 місяці тому

      ​@@juliel8720 help haar aub

  • @jeff1130
    @jeff1130 3 місяці тому +927

    How can children have a chance in life when there parents don't give them a chance?

    • @cweisslife
      @cweisslife 3 місяці тому +23

      They don’t and the cycle continues until someone realizes that they can change it. When you grow up in chaos you’re accustomed to it and we subconsciously seek out similar people because it’s comfortable.

    • @afterthestorm221
      @afterthestorm221 3 місяці тому +9

      And it is possible to change. When you realize you don't want to be like the people that messed you up.

    • @RadRedhead222
      @RadRedhead222 3 місяці тому +31

      Okay, Faith... from one addict to another. Stop crying about missing your son, go to rehab, get clean, and go get him! Especially in LA, they offer scholarships to rehab. You don't have to live that way. Stop being stubborn, let go of the streets and just go! It is possible.

    • @RadRedhead222
      @RadRedhead222 3 місяці тому +2

      Went real quick from doing meth to stay awake on the street to doing it with mom?

    • @taylorm1997
      @taylorm1997 3 місяці тому +9

      @@cweisslife I know a few people who grew up with shitty parents and they change the cycle completely

  • @ramonasalazar9584
    @ramonasalazar9584 3 місяці тому +154

    Faith. Go to Exodus Recovery near General Hospital. They have a homeless section. They will do an interview if accepted you will go to Hilda Solis to live for free and get your life together. I worked 2 jobs after being homeless and living in my car. I got a Section 9 voucher and got my own place. I love how u talk about your Grama. It gets better faith. I promise will keep u in my prayers. Leave all that behind this place gave me a 2nd chance. Ramona Salazar Los Angeles

    • @thetimehascome7441
      @thetimehascome7441 18 днів тому +3

      So beautiful, we do recover. I hope Faith comes to join us on this side ❤

  • @Kevinski-fz5kh
    @Kevinski-fz5kh 3 місяці тому +507

    This is a hard one to watch, they say you have to make the most out of the cards your dealt, but damn, it's like some of us weren't even handed out cards to begin with. I hope her the best

  • @trollsroyce6622
    @trollsroyce6622 3 місяці тому +336

    Faith, we are all rooting for you! Mark, would love to see you help this young lady out!

    • @GoondocksCastle
      @GoondocksCastle 3 місяці тому +3

      @@wwjd_ Untrue, he pays them. Stop spreading lies, AH

    • @judescinnamon
      @judescinnamon 3 місяці тому +12

      i think she'd love to get her GED and help to get social security number.

    • @chloeaugustine9927
      @chloeaugustine9927 3 місяці тому +1

      @trollsroyce6622 same. I see people like exotic taking advantage of mark and stuff and only hope he tries to still help people like this. I know people can put on a face/show but this seems like genuine pain and I know she wants to be there for her son ❤

    • @GimmeSomeAdventure
      @GimmeSomeAdventure 3 місяці тому +4

      i'd rather see him help this young lady than rebecca that he's made 10 videos about for some reason,.

  • @amandak800
    @amandak800 3 місяці тому +216

    Mark please keep tabs on this girl and give us an update if possible. She never had a chance in life 😪. But I do get the impression that if given the chance she is redeemable.

    • @xxmm3300
      @xxmm3300 2 місяці тому +2

      Me TOO! She CAN BE BETTER U CAN TELL

  • @jacquelineyoung1933
    @jacquelineyoung1933 3 місяці тому +536

    Chronologically she’s 25 but mentally and emotionally she’s still a little girl. I pray she gets help 🙏🌹

    • @JasonBear-on8sy
      @JasonBear-on8sy 3 місяці тому +4

      Me too.

    • @brianplatz4081
      @brianplatz4081 3 місяці тому +33

      That is not the feeling I got at all.

    • @tonydawg
      @tonydawg 3 місяці тому

      @@brianplatz4081agreed. She knows right from wrong. She could get clean but she’s weak minded/an addict. She had an opportunity with her baby daddy and messed that up

    • @Sexxxyism
      @Sexxxyism 3 місяці тому

      It seems like almost all addicts are stunted emotionally, and have the personality of a child.

    • @waffles8664
      @waffles8664 3 місяці тому +1

      She sounds like a normal liberal on the street.

  • @oliviavo3345
    @oliviavo3345 3 місяці тому +98

    Mark, I was the one who commented on a video a while ago suggesting that you start asking people “What is your greatest strength?”. Every time I hear you ask it in an interview I want to tear up. I am so grateful you saw that comment and now I hear you ask it in quite a few interviews. Some interviewees answer very quickly, some take a pause, but there is something so powerful having people talk through what makes them proud of themselves. Faith mentioned her stubbornness, and I truly believe that will play a huge part in her discovering sobriety and a happy, successful life with her son.

    • @craftygirl9666
      @craftygirl9666 3 місяці тому +10

      What a great suggestion to make! I'm glad Mark is using it too. I like how it empowers the interviewee, who most of the times is a person down on their luck. Thank you!

    • @oliviavo3345
      @oliviavo3345 3 місяці тому +4

      @@craftygirl9666thank you. I totally agree.

    • @ewetn1
      @ewetn1 2 місяці тому +1

      Its a really great question. I agree with ehat you guys said. Its a great counterbalance to the questions about theie greatest fears and their traumas. What are some other "positive" questions he coule ask?

  • @tudormiller887
    @tudormiller887 3 місяці тому +278

    I'd love to see a follow up video of Faith. 👍

    • @joeparisi5548
      @joeparisi5548 3 місяці тому +7

      I don’t think you’d like what you’d see, or is that the point?

    • @claire5087
      @claire5087 3 місяці тому +14

      @@joeparisi5548smh so pessimistic of you to say this... This girl just needs someone to believe in her, we could be the help she needs to get on her feet and start her life. She’s 25!!! I hope you can change your mindset

  • @Nickz0816
    @Nickz0816 3 місяці тому +298

    I work in a child and adolescent psychiatric crisis unit at a hospital in my city. Every single child/teenager that comes to my floor is a victim of some sort of trauma. The issue is, if it isn’t addressed when they are young, it will augment/fester and persist into adulthood. It’s almost like a disease: trauma can lay dormant for years, maybe even decades, but it will always surface and manifest. Many of these kids are victims of a toxic home environment as well. We do our best to mitigate the potential for kids to experience what she is going through in adulthood.. early intervention is so important.

    • @SourceAwryT
      @SourceAwryT 3 місяці тому +30

      My daughter was 4 when her dad died by suicide. He and I were together and the only family she had ever known. Things were good but not ideal up until she was 14-15. She started hearing voices and was diagnosed with what I think they now call schizoaffective bipolar(?), and wiith it came anorexia. Thank God she never did street drugs, and thank God the police always took her to the hospital, not jail. She was gone from herself for ten years, and I was prepared for the possibility that I might never get my daughter back.
      Last year, she was committed to a psychiatric hospital, and I thought that was it. I have often criticized the system we have, but somebody sent her to a new facility in Indianpolis called Neurological Diagnostic Institute, where she lived for two months. The website says they specialize in treating early childhood trauma, using a variety of therapies and treatments.
      I do not know what they did specifically, but my daughter is well again at 25 years old. I almost struggle to believe it, but it is true. She is still on meds, but she went from 80 pounds to a healthy 136. She had to have all her teeth removed, or what was left of them, and now wears a full set of dentures that are beautiful when she smiles! I am so grateful for her wellness that I tell everyone with any interest about the NDI state psychiatric hospital in Indianapolis, IN. Maybe, just maybe, they can help others get back to living a more enjoyable and manageable life. Thank you for the work you do. Cheers!

    • @Nickz0816
      @Nickz0816 3 місяці тому +8

      @@SourceAwryT Thank you so much for this comment. I am sorry to hear what your family has gone through and happy to hear that your daughter is doing so much better! These are the outcomes that we hope for at work, and it’s always reassuring to hear anecdotes of successful outcomes. We have a similar situation at our hospital; the police often bring in kids and teenagers with hopes of keeping them out of the criminal justice system. They are making an honest effort not to simply render kids going through crisis’ as juvenile delinquents. Thanks again for the comment; so happy to hear that your daughter is doing well. Please give her my best.

    • @TheAnthoula14
      @TheAnthoula14 3 місяці тому +4

      Agree. While we can always work on healing, thetes a cumulative effect with trauma. If you can help someone earlier it's always better.

    • @MeetMe-at-TheCreek
      @MeetMe-at-TheCreek 3 місяці тому

      Give them handful of prescriptions and comatose them is not rehabilitation. That's what they do across the states and it's not helping. Pills don't cure anything. It's a bandaid and 90% of workers don't say a thing. To busy on there phones and have zero clue why most patients are drooling on themselves instead of getting help from there fellow humans who took classes for the illness of depression and addiction

    • @JBurney
      @JBurney 3 місяці тому +5

      My father died when i was 15, very quickly out of nowhere. It was trauma that was never addressed, and at 44 im still having problems from it. I believe getting the right treatment as early as possible is the only fix, like the OP here said.

  • @MsScotlyn
    @MsScotlyn 3 місяці тому +221

    Dear God, no child should have to go through that, I hope she gets some help soon

  • @nevaeh197
    @nevaeh197 3 місяці тому +105

    This breaks my heart. She seems like a sweet girl who just needs a chance. I hope she will be reunited with her son one day.

  • @gdash4187
    @gdash4187 3 місяці тому +196

    Faith if you read this, you are still young ,and a beautiful lady. Don't let being only 25 make you put off getting whatever you need to get your social security number and whatever else you need to get yourself into rehab and straight. You said you aren't 40 and you think it would be too late then. Before you know it, you will be 40. One thing I never experienced was how fast time actually goes by until I had my son. Almost 13 years have went by since he was born and it happened so quickly. Do what you need to do to get your son back in a stable home. I've was addicted to pain pills for 7 years, and I'm clean today and have been for 9 years.

    • @kitschmygrits4836
      @kitschmygrits4836 3 місяці тому +6

      So true- our kids grow up and then suddenly he's not the toddler or child you remember as if it were yesterday. The high school years go by even faster. My son is 30! It feels like I am on a freight train. Life keeps going faster and faster and I really want it to slow the heck down now! lol

    • @salmarob25
      @salmarob25 3 місяці тому +4

      25 to 40 is only 15 years... seems like a lot but time flies

  • @valeriapasquare8459
    @valeriapasquare8459 3 місяці тому +198

    She's like a sweet & delicate flower hardened by inexplicably tragic circumstances.. wish her all the best ❤️

  • @Darkbluedevil
    @Darkbluedevil 3 місяці тому +106

    Make some calls Mark,use your resources to help this girl! She wants to make a change!

    • @judykaramina-ei3cb
      @judykaramina-ei3cb 3 місяці тому +12

      I agree she needs Help and she had it I believe she would be grateful and turn her life around

    • @jamesp9998
      @jamesp9998 3 місяці тому

      Doubt mark has the energy for that anymore. He got burned out by the one hooker then the Whitakers

    • @MudGod1969
      @MudGod1969 3 місяці тому +9

      Yes please help her.. not "Rebecca" He just dont give two fucks.............Obviously

  • @Chris-rv5mm
    @Chris-rv5mm 3 місяці тому +96

    Mark, please help Faith with a social worker. Thank you for all you do, Mark.

  • @amykenley4668
    @amykenley4668 3 місяці тому +45

    This poor girl just broke my heart. She is so lost and needs so much guidance and someone genuine to give it to her. Please help her get documents so she has a chance to get her life together.

  • @meldoverfield7782
    @meldoverfield7782 3 місяці тому +34

    Wait... she stated early on that she likes doing drugs; got kicked out of the hospital for doing drugs, yet then stated that she's not homeless because of drugs. Faith, your initial homelessness might not of been caused by drug use however it is most certainly keeping you homeless now. You stated wanting to get clean, in-part for your son. You also stated that you're stubborn. Put all that stubbornness against your addiction, and fight like hell for sobriety. There's an army of people rooting for you to take that first scary step. Your future is waiting. Stay strong. Be well. 🦋

  • @pseudovictim
    @pseudovictim 3 місяці тому +86

    She has a beautiful and an innocent smile. I hope she recovers.

  • @XxShadowGTxX
    @XxShadowGTxX 3 місяці тому +160

    Do you have friends?
    "I have... I have.. I don't have friends. I just have people that I know"
    Man. This one hit me different because she both reminds me of somebody I know as well as you can absolute see her in a healthy lifestyle and happy but her situation is pulling her down.
    I really hope she finds whatever it is she needs to pull herself out of this hell 💙

    • @GhostGreen-b6m
      @GhostGreen-b6m 3 місяці тому +1

      She won't.

    • @jasondaniels640
      @jasondaniels640 3 місяці тому +13

      @@GhostGreen-b6m She could, it could take everything she has and 20 years down the line or it could take a single moment of clarity, a single person...I did and I don't think i'm half as self-aware or socially adapt as she is. I think XxShadow's comment was great, I think yours is unnecessary (probably just egotistical).

    • @redrooster1908
      @redrooster1908 3 місяці тому +2

      Addiction kills everything. 😔

    • @kdeloris2225
      @kdeloris2225 3 місяці тому +3

      If she's doing fentanyl she is definitely rolling the dice with her life.

    • @XxShadowGTxX
      @XxShadowGTxX 3 місяці тому +7

      @@jasondaniels640 I'm proud of you for getting clean and gifting yourself a better life. Don't sell yourself short, you're amazing 💙 The person with the "She won't" comment is just a sad little thing who's apparently so miserable they see no hope in anybody. Thankfully though, their opinion means little and all it takes, like you said, is a moment of clarity or a long time of hard work. I think she can do it, and I really hope she does. God bless you, Jason💙

  • @chrischevalier5406
    @chrischevalier5406 3 місяці тому +135

    Congratulations honey and keep up the good work. I'm 4.5 years clean and sober and I love my life so much now. Get clean honey you will love your life. Your such a beautiful woman

    • @cweisslife
      @cweisslife 3 місяці тому +2

      Proud of you! ❤️

  • @rumham7466
    @rumham7466 3 місяці тому +38

    She seems like truly a wonderful person. Genuine. Honest. Kind. And I don’t say that often. She deserves so much. Wishing her the best in things turning a corner and life getting better for her
    🖤🌺🖤

    • @loriannrichardson7644
      @loriannrichardson7644 3 місяці тому +1

      All of this is just your impression of her. I've worked with this population, and her mannerisms aren't indicating that. Pay attention -- lots of excuses.

  • @Rita-Indigo1111
    @Rita-Indigo1111 3 місяці тому +102

    Hey Mark, Please help this young lady 🙏🏼💖 I think that with the right support and resources she could turn her life around. Take care if yourself beautiful soul ✨✨✨

    • @aowinfoust140
      @aowinfoust140 3 місяці тому +2

      She could definitely make it out. She still has light in her.

  • @lisafindshomes5049
    @lisafindshomes5049 3 місяці тому +23

    This is the type of person who would really use any help you offered her.

  • @miabani7
    @miabani7 3 місяці тому +35

    2:09 I recognize this, getting out of breath when telling about a traumatic past. You cannot go into details because it's too painful, so you just skim the whole story over quickly so you don't have to feel too much ♥ She's very smart and brave! She has a beautiful light. Don't lose your light! ♥

    • @lynnkno
      @lynnkno 3 місяці тому

      Yes I agree. I know this too well

  • @wilson8979
    @wilson8979 3 місяці тому +38

    Wow she said she is an artist and paints and resells used clothes, girl is a shining light. Do not sell your body. You have dignity and self worth

  • @deverado
    @deverado 3 місяці тому +24

    Please do what you can for her Mark, she deserves this chance to get back on her feet. She's got too much light and love left in her to give up

  • @CassieBee88
    @CassieBee88 3 місяці тому +25

    It makes me sad that her answer to being bounced around foster homes was that she, “was a hard child to raise”. How heartbreaking to take that on one’s self.

    • @YouHadMeAtMoonPie
      @YouHadMeAtMoonPie 2 місяці тому +1

      It is heartbreaking. I bet she was told that over and over and over. Usually the way it goes.

  • @dopesnkrs
    @dopesnkrs 3 місяці тому +99

    Mark can you please as much effort in her as you do Rebecca? She can land on her feet, please!

    • @little-miss-happy
      @little-miss-happy 3 місяці тому +5

      That would be SMART! Get her her ss# get her in detox then follow through by helping her get her ged and a job!

    • @aliwooz913
      @aliwooz913 2 місяці тому

      ​@little-miss-happy she can definitely turn it around. She Just needs a good support system. Also she's going to need to some deep therapy but I definitely have a feeling she can get on the right path

  • @stevep7582
    @stevep7582 3 місяці тому +22

    This one really affected me. I seriously hope someone helps this girl before she see’s no hope or a purposeful future. I also hope she can find a friend, boyfriend, whatever to show her and let her feel compassion and kindness, because her parents certainly didn’t. Hang in their Faith. You are a beautiful, talented young woman.

  • @slapfight3581
    @slapfight3581 3 місяці тому +54

    I feel so sorry for her... I wish her to overcome addiction...

    • @epoh8698
      @epoh8698 3 місяці тому

      Yeah she is nice. Breaks my heart

  • @courtneyjr512
    @courtneyjr512 3 місяці тому +22

    Mark, these are the people that truly need help and should be offered rehabilitation at a dual diagnosis facility. Then transferred into a sober living house afterwards where they can be taught to become independent while living sober. I truly hope she is offered resources.

    • @noninoni454
      @noninoni454 3 місяці тому +3

      Yes I agree she needs and deserves help. I think she needs help with getting her documents, sobriety and a sober living house. Also healthy food and activities. Therapy and access to getting her GED and than getting a skill and maybe college as well

  • @kenlaveille4320
    @kenlaveille4320 3 місяці тому +19

    This absolutely broke my heart❤. I hope nothing but the best for this young lady!!

  • @kelliashy7500
    @kelliashy7500 3 місяці тому +12

    Faith, I have never rooted for someone as much as I am rooting for you. You have so much potential coupled with being physically beautiful . I believe you will find your place. You will get your son back and be able to love him in spite of never being loved yourself. Please take care of yourself. You are here for a special reason and you must find what that is. I will keep you and your little boy in my prayers.

  • @ktay4042
    @ktay4042 3 місяці тому +18

    Poor girl. Breaks my heart. I hope she can get better and heal.

  • @ow3wells
    @ow3wells 3 місяці тому +93

    How can people fathom taking birth control away from young girls on drugs who aren’t making the best decisions.

    • @marlomirre161
      @marlomirre161 3 місяці тому

      Thats what your focus is here? You think birth control will help straighten out her life? That's the cure all? Make political statements somewhere else

    • @JasonBear-on8sy
      @JasonBear-on8sy 3 місяці тому +2

      Oh, I took care of someone's kids who she couldn't have kids anymore. The state paid for her to get her tubes untied not only did she have one other child but another child and no she does not have custody of her kids.

    • @dachicagoan8185
      @dachicagoan8185 3 місяці тому

      The system wants to keep people in poverty, that's why

    • @NikiT44
      @NikiT44 3 місяці тому

      👏👏👏👏

    • @blueeyes4037
      @blueeyes4037 3 місяці тому +2

      Who’s taking away birth control?

  • @lanierhaynie982
    @lanierhaynie982 3 місяці тому +47

    She said her mom was co dependent on drugs and her step dad
    It's worth noting that love and relationships can be just as addictive as drugs

    • @salmarob25
      @salmarob25 3 місяці тому

      its true, my mother was addicted to love when we were kids

  • @cherryvanspice829
    @cherryvanspice829 3 місяці тому +29

    Also want to say something: myself needed a lot rehab start-ups but never stayed for long. One morning I woke up, it was the most amazing weather and outside the window were little birds eating... In this perfect god given moment I couldn't enjoy trying so hard and realized NO OTHER CAN FIX IT OR IS TO BLAME !!!
    That was my start as a Phoenix...
    There's hope but do it for yourself 🙏

  • @917hazel
    @917hazel 3 місяці тому +4

    This young woman has been thru so much and she still exudes some light and joy. I think she is a human being who would respond well to rehab and some loving kindness.
    Faith, I see your value.

  • @jvw418
    @jvw418 3 місяці тому +23

    Mark, If there is anyone you should help- it’s this girl.

  • @princemurara5971
    @princemurara5971 3 місяці тому +8

    Almost shed tears when she talked about her biggest regret. Sending love to you Faith, you got this. Drugs will only push you towards your biggest fear. ❤

  • @williamhartz8707
    @williamhartz8707 3 місяці тому +15

    Faith, don’t give up. You’re young and can overcome these challenges.

  • @5488awestify
    @5488awestify 3 місяці тому +38

    This shouldn't happen ever to anyone.

  • @Afrodite700
    @Afrodite700 3 місяці тому +10

    It breaks my heart so much when they repeat the abandonment they experienced in their childhood with their own children. She's such a beautiful strong soul I hope she gets the help she needs

  • @sylvias2062
    @sylvias2062 3 місяці тому +11

    You really deserve someone who loves you so much that you cannot help but to love yourself in return.

  • @powthehamster
    @powthehamster 3 місяці тому +7

    This has to be one of the saddest stories I’ve heard 😢 faith, I hope you get the help you need. You are a survivor. ❤

  • @one4stevo
    @one4stevo 3 місяці тому +11

    Such a beautiful girl, I truly wish her all the best. God please protect her.

  • @JasonBear-on8sy
    @JasonBear-on8sy 3 місяці тому +11

    You won't ever regret taking care of your grandparents. Your son is woth getting it together for. All this craziness will help you in your path.❤❤❤

  • @sethchapman8001
    @sethchapman8001 3 місяці тому +15

    My heart goes out to Faith. She still has that spark in her eye, and a loving heart. i fear that if she stays on the street too long that spark will fade, and she will become jaded.

  • @katttpiffnsam
    @katttpiffnsam 3 місяці тому +47

    These poor kids dont even have a chance at life 😔

  • @juliemackenzie1978
    @juliemackenzie1978 3 місяці тому +7

    Wow! Another heartbreaking 💔 story. I hope she gets the help that she needs to get sober. She is still so young. She has alot of living to do. Thank you for sharing this video with us. 👍🇨🇦😊

  • @bambineal1956
    @bambineal1956 3 місяці тому +15

    Faith,
    That's my Grand daughter's name too....please believe in yourself.
    I left home at 15...I know what it's like not to have a home. I didn't believe in myself...I lived pillar to post for years. Instead of getting a pimp, I married the 1st time just turned 17. I walked in your shoes, not even getting my driver's license until I was 28 because I didn't think I could pass the test. Get away from the life you are living ..people included. Wean yourself off the Fentanyl. I did it, so can you..clean since 2019..and I was under doctor care for 10 years on that poison!!!. I am 67 and almost done with my high school education. I graduate in September. You are just beginning your life. Take the right steps. Make small goals, and complete them one day at a time. Celebrate every win!

  • @BratLisa
    @BratLisa 3 місяці тому +24

    Please tell her to go to a Social security office and see if they can help her get her Social security number. Or go to the last school or any of the places she was put. They all will have her SS#. At least then she can get medical insurance, food stamps. Maybe an apartment voucher. Go talk to the judge she wrote the letter to. He would have it as well. At least so she can get her son back in her life. If not daily, maybe weekly. Girlie if you are stubborn like you said, go after getting your social security number please. At least for benefits. God bless you and keep you safe!😇💋♥️🙏

  • @missparshin
    @missparshin 3 місяці тому +11

    Love you sister. Will pray for your recovery and your reunion with your son. End the cycle sis - you have it in you.

  • @JohnWilliams-vo7dr
    @JohnWilliams-vo7dr 3 місяці тому +13

    People be grateful for your life if its good. This poor girl has had many struggles and deserves a chance for a good life. I hope she finds it soon.

  • @JohnsSoutheastMissouri
    @JohnsSoutheastMissouri 3 місяці тому +21

    I was given pain meds for my back and legs when I was 30 due to a military injury. I didn't know how bad they were until 20 later when they stopped prescrbing them. I couldn't get off the floor because I hurt so bad, more from the withdrawal than my actual leg and back pain. It sent me down a bad road, lost everything trying to overcome what I had become. Im off of everything now for over two years, it was a hard road. God gave me the strength to overcome it all, now my life is good again. Now just trying to rebuild everything I lost, but know its just going to get better. You can do the same, just keep trying and never give up on you.

    • @gisselmontero2304
      @gisselmontero2304 3 місяці тому

      Good for you congratulations.... you got this! 👍 🙏

    • @phoebeb.332
      @phoebeb.332 3 місяці тому +1

      You are not alone. Best wishes as you rebuild. You’ll get there.

  • @DreXPT
    @DreXPT 3 місяці тому +38

    11:00 Faith says that she's terrified of detoxing. She says that the fentanyl withdrawals can kill you, While it is true that you can die from the withdrawals, this is mainly due to dehydration. You're loosing tons of H20 from sweating and diarrhea, (Mainly diarrhea) is what can kill you.
    **Make sure to stay hydrated, friends!

    • @tinashort9098
      @tinashort9098 3 місяці тому +8

      The seizures can kill you too. It’s not just dehydration.

    • @cmiles9142
      @cmiles9142 3 місяці тому +3

      Severe flu like symptoms that will lead to dehydration which will lead to heart failure

  • @LoverofIAM
    @LoverofIAM 3 місяці тому +11

    She needs help! I can relate to her as far as the Sciatic Pain - I had that in February and I could not even walk. I slept in a chair for 2 weeks. Nothing would take that pain away. It was hell!!! I would love to help this girl - she wants help! As far as her grandparents - I TOTALLY BELIEVE HER - OMG this interview touched me so much!

    • @rachelwayne4885
      @rachelwayne4885 2 місяці тому

      Thank you for sharing this. So many people fall into addiction after an injury or experiencing real pain. I understand she tried drugs for the first time with her mom for all the wrong reasons. However, trying to survived through excruciating physical pain each day is unbearable. Some people truly have no idea, and they are lucky!

  • @Wildbill82
    @Wildbill82 3 місяці тому +27

    Help this beautiful soul Mark. She sounds like she's been through alot

  • @reneeackman4410
    @reneeackman4410 3 місяці тому +10

    I just wanna hug this little girl like a mama. I PRAY GOD YOU WRAP HER UP. bless her heart. I feel her pain, I wish I could help her SO BAD. such beauty and talent brushed to the side. God I wanna share my story one time. I've never gotten too cuz my family won't deal with it. Everything is my fault. Pain and struggle is like hot tea. And a blanket. It's an awful life living in my head. Scared of normalcy.
    Prayers. I am bawling. She shattered my heart
    I lost a son. I have severe BPD. I live in ideation. Letters and all. Fought addiction, molested, five dad's, no funerals, no closure, millionaire dad to addict mom.. I don't know me at forty eight. I'm AA people pleasing PHYSCO and if people only knew my thoughts, I Polly wouldn't walk free but. I try to fit in

  • @mikefurr5281
    @mikefurr5281 3 місяці тому +14

    A friend of mine who inspired me to get clean and sober would say to me, "I know you don't see this but your standing in a pile of shit, you have a bag of shit in each hand and some day your gonna have to ask yourself why you are where you are". He was right. So many don't see where they really are and don't know how to set those bags of shit down and walk out of it.

    • @tylerwill5250
      @tylerwill5250 3 місяці тому +3

      That’s a REAL friend. Hope you’re doing well

  • @Tenacious1952
    @Tenacious1952 3 місяці тому +9

    This dear sweet girl really needs some mothering, someone to intercede on her behalf. She’s a diamond in the rough. She has so much potential.

  • @jenniferoconnor4853
    @jenniferoconnor4853 3 місяці тому +2

    I've been hooked on your channel for years Mark. Thank you. Faith, your story, strength and attitude has touched and taught me in ways unimaginable. I am 55 years old. I want to be you when I grow up. Love does conquer all! You got this! You are unforgettable! We believe in YOU! Sending my love to you!

  • @ritchyrich914
    @ritchyrich914 3 місяці тому +20

    Has a very strong story telling voice.....❤

  • @DavidWhy-y7i
    @DavidWhy-y7i 3 місяці тому +5

    You weren’t a child who was hard to take care of. You were struggling hard to establish the kind of independence that you were going to need. You knew you were going to need it and you were struggling hard to establish it.

    • @DavidWhy-y7i
      @DavidWhy-y7i 3 місяці тому +1

      That is not a problem child. That is a good, sensible child with a problem set of circumstances she did not create!

  • @PatOConnell-dn1gs
    @PatOConnell-dn1gs 3 місяці тому +3

    Thank you for sharing your story with us, Faith... Faith, you're still young, pls don't waste your life like I did. I've wasted 35 years on a life whose sole purpose for living was to stay doped up, it's not worth it... I'm not trying to sell you beachfront property in Alaska, I just hate to see you go through the same & look back with so much regret... Thank you, Mark....💚👣

  • @EV-rc4jm
    @EV-rc4jm 3 місяці тому +11

    Poor girl, suffering from childhood with a mother that never cared, I hope she gets help soon!

  • @maraarcher5524
    @maraarcher5524 3 місяці тому +21

    I feel the truth is somewhere in this- and some embellishment. I also feel
    She is closer to wanting help than many others that mark has interviewed. A few things that are 100% truth.. childhood shapes our lives and our choices.. the foster care system is a mess.. and fentanyl is the true “pandemic” in this country.

  • @YouHadMeAtMoonPie
    @YouHadMeAtMoonPie 2 місяці тому +2

    This woman has been given nothing, has been horribly abused and abandoned, and how does she sum up her philosophy? “Love conquers all.” She was trying to raise her siblings and care for dying grandparents while she was still a child herself. She was mature enough to put her son in the best situation available for him. I am gobsmacked and in tears. Please try and find some resources to help Faith, Mark. You do so much good work. We would donate. This person needs a chance to have a chance.

  • @alina90752
    @alina90752 3 місяці тому +7

    thank you for sharing this story, this thing often happens with good people, with kind heart...

  • @funnn-md9is
    @funnn-md9is 2 місяці тому +1

    out of all of the interviews, i've watched on your channel this one touched me the most she is genuine about her pain and hope

  • @Doobwa
    @Doobwa 3 місяці тому +28

    This person needs Gods Love to heal her. I hope one day she can get off these Drugs!

  • @cocolade99marmie
    @cocolade99marmie 3 місяці тому +5

    I thought I was pissed off at my dad for walking out the door and just simply not coming back he was also murdered but this girls pain is on another level! I really hope she gets a chance at life and getting her son back.

  • @BBTL1234
    @BBTL1234 3 місяці тому +9

    What has happened to humanity 😭
    What's happened to the US?
    I'm from England and we have homelessness and the same problems with drugs and alcohol on the streets, but no way is it as bad as the US.
    They should be done for getting patients addicted to that poison.
    I wish you the best of luck Faith 🙏
    I hope Fenytanol never comes here but I'm sure it will.

  • @andreat1569
    @andreat1569 3 місяці тому +2

    Please help Faith. She needs to get off the streets asap before her situation gets worse. Sending positive energy to you, Faith.

  • @godddisgood
    @godddisgood 3 місяці тому +3

    Your name is Faith for a reason.. Keep the faith

  • @annafitzgerald4939
    @annafitzgerald4939 3 місяці тому +4

    Mark, thanks for giving people the chance to be seen and heard. So important! 🙏
    I'm sure you've been asked many times already, but are you able to follow up on those you've interviewed, who've managed to make it off the streets and thrive?
    ✌️🙏✌️🙏

  • @alextruman3043
    @alextruman3043 3 місяці тому +3

    this girl seems so sweet and so stuck and desperate, i really hope that she gets help. americas system is so fucked up, you can see these desperate people begging for a better life and trying their hardest and they get nowhere bc of the government. i hope she gets better, i really really do.

  • @cosmicangel77
    @cosmicangel77 3 місяці тому +24

    PRAYING 🙏 My heart hurts for her.

    • @markboyle9941
      @markboyle9941 3 місяці тому +1

      What good will "thoughts and prayers" do her? If the New Testament is to be believed Jesus got out there and put his money where his mouth was and helped people. Thoughts and prayers don't do shit.

  • @luckysuzful
    @luckysuzful 3 місяці тому +2

    What a heartbreaking story. I hope she makes it out and back to being healthy. She seems to have such a sweet spirit.

  • @leanatrulsen
    @leanatrulsen 3 місяці тому +3

    Faith you are such a beautiful person and your heart is huge. It's not easy to find people with such empathy. Please believe in yourself that you can change your life 💗 it is possible xo

  • @afoolsjourney4444
    @afoolsjourney4444 3 місяці тому +5

    Faith you are so wise and beautiful.. keep pushing through.. I pray you get to reunite with your son ..

  • @wheelsta24
    @wheelsta24 3 місяці тому +3

    This was my hardest watch on this channel. I wish her the best.

  • @kdeloris2225
    @kdeloris2225 3 місяці тому +6

    All children deserve to have good parents, but not all parents deserve to have children.

  • @kosher8720
    @kosher8720 3 місяці тому +2

    Faith, you’re a strong person with such a beautiful and strong soul.

  • @kathyminassian1375
    @kathyminassian1375 3 місяці тому +3

    This darling girl needs your help a thousand times more than crazy Rebecca. She is so wise.

  • @silv2598
    @silv2598 3 місяці тому +2

    I have hope in her. She's not a bad parent for being honest and giving up on her son. I wish her the best.

  • @lisaellis9062
    @lisaellis9062 3 місяці тому +15

    This story just breaks my heart ❤️

  • @minaochoa2729
    @minaochoa2729 3 місяці тому +1

    This one hit hard. 😢
    She has a beautiful spirit and I can’t tell she is beautiful inside and out. Sending her so much love and light ✨

  • @angelablaney4575
    @angelablaney4575 3 місяці тому +6

    Faith, you've been thru a lot, but your strength shines through. You are gorgeous! Your past doesn't define who you are. Get off those streets, before it brings you down further. Let Marc help you find a way! As your name says keep the FAITH!🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️

  • @happyhiker.scotland
    @happyhiker.scotland 3 місяці тому +2

    This poor girl, she's been through so much. I pray to God she gets help. What a beautiful soul she is

  • @ammielynn2973
    @ammielynn2973 3 місяці тому +5

    Many prayers for this girl..
    her heart is shattered
    I absolutely blame Drs for lots of people's addictions 🙏 ❤️

  • @meganblock7616
    @meganblock7616 2 місяці тому +1

    Oh god I’m in tears she just needs the right person to come offer her help I truley believe she’d take it knowing she wouldn’t b in pain getting clean and having help getting her straightened out sweet faith I’m praying for you I got clean 8 years ago but if you asked me a day before I decided I’d told you no way I was never getting clean it’s very hard but can be done 100 percent ❤

  • @debrabruzdowicz475
    @debrabruzdowicz475 3 місяці тому +3

    This poor young woman never had a chance.....I hope she gets help that will help her start a new life.

  • @rachelmcgown3923
    @rachelmcgown3923 3 місяці тому +1

    I’ve watched so many of these and have never commented, but Faith, I hope life turns around for you and you get the joy you deserve ❤️

  • @AnnaJohnson-m4u
    @AnnaJohnson-m4u 3 місяці тому +6

    Faith your a beautiful woman I'm so sorry for what's happened to you I hope so much you can find happiness love and hugs
    Thankyou Mark x❤

  • @breanafrisby5212
    @breanafrisby5212 2 місяці тому +1

    This beautiful being broke my heart. She is a perfect example of a person who fell through the cracks. EVERYONE has failed her. She was made an addict and that hospital should at best be fined and made to pay for her treatment. Somebody help this beautiful soul before its too late.

  • @kitschmygrits4836
    @kitschmygrits4836 3 місяці тому +3

    Faith please do whatever you can to get off fentanyl. As you get older it only gets so much harder to stop. You deserve better and your son does too. Don't wait! Do it now. Years go by faster than you think. No one WANTS to experience quitting their drug of choice- if you wait until it feels like the right time, I hate to say it, but it's never the right time especially later. Now is the right time. Look forward not back. Stay in now always. You now have thousands praying for you. Feel the love.