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I was on call when I received a notification from the hospital that a mother had just given birth and her newborn had tested positive for methamphetamine. The baby was already exhibiting signs of withdrawal. I promptly went to the hospital to congratulate the mother on the arrival of her first child. She acknowledged using drugs during the early months of her pregnancy but expressed a genuine desire to change for both herself and her newborn son. Given the situation, I recogn

From my earliest memories, I have been pursuing my calling, even before I had the words to articulate it. Love, presence, and compassion were my primary tools. Through these values, God allowed me to bring healing to my grandparents, gently addressing the unspoken wounds they carried from their own childhoods. I became a source of purpose for my mother and a haven for my sister, serving as her confidant when the world felt overwhelming. Even in preschool, I instinctively embr

In 2020, I became a certified Child Protective Investigator in the Substance-Exposed Unit. One morning on my way to work, my supervisor called and posed a straightforward question: "Are you ready?" Before I could reply, he informed me that a case had just come in. One parent had succumbed to an apparent drug overdose, the other parent was unaccounted for, and a baby remained at the scene. Law enforcement was waiting for me. I stopped by the office to collect the essentials: a