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The gripping story of a teenage girl's spiral into addiction and sex work, and her journey to discover faith and freedom.

Born with a serious heart condition, Marie faced a childhood filled with surgeries and painful medical treatments. In order to survive, Marie learned from a young age to emotionally distance herself from her body. Unable to bond with her mother due to a childhood fraught with struggles, or to make lasting friendships due to frequent changes of school, by 17 Marie's search for belonging had led her to drugs. From there, sex work offered a means of supporting her habit, and the downward spiral began.

In this heartrending, true story, Marie shares her battle against the meth addiction that kept her life rooted in fear and despair. A failed suicide attempt gave her a second chance, but when she contracted a life-threatening disease, only a miracle could save her.