So once again, find myself trying to help someone who doesn't really want to help herself. She came to us asking for help, and clearly she needs help, but she also clearly (hindsight) doesn't want help. She wanted me (us) to do things her way. NOT gonna happen. The ugly side is that she just might end up DOA of an overdose on the streets real soon, and as calous as it sounds, that's sometimes the price we pay for stubborn pride and egocentricity. This is something Iwe go through on a daily basis, and it does get frustrating sometimes, especially when it is some one so young, who has their whole life ahead of them, and yet we still try, because we understand from experience what it is like for them. May God bless and keep them safe until they are ready. We understand, and we will keep trying to help, because that is the essence of what helps us.