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I am a mother
我是一名母親
BY KRISTINA BARBOZA
作者：克里斯蒂娜·巴爾博扎
BARBOZA, 52, not pictured, lives in East Wareham, Mass.
巴爾博扎，52歲，無圖，住在馬薩諸塞州的東韋勒姆。
Her 31-year-old son, Billy, far right, is pictured in Boston with other drug users on Jan. 14.
她31歲的兒子比利，極右派，圖為他1月14日在波士頓與其他吸毒者的合影。
BILLY STARTED USING SUBSTANCES AT a young age.
比利很早就開始吸毒了。
He was probably around 12, 13 when he started dabbling in smoking pot, drinking alcohol.
他剛開始嘗試吸大麻，喝酒時可能才十二三歲。
Then he started with opiates.
之后他就開始用起了阿片類藥物。
As a parent, you don't learn about these things, a lot of times, until after they've happened.
作為父母，很多時候，你都是事情發生以后才知道。
He was in and out of treatments, in and out of jail.
也反反復復做過治療，反反復復進過監獄。
He quit high school when he was about 16.
差不多16歲的時候他就從高中的學校退學了。
It really hasn't been until more recently that I've kind of come out in terms of talking about Billy.
直到最近，我才愿意談他的事。
Because for so long, I did feel embarrassed.
因為一直以來，我的確感到很尷尬。
People would ask me, you know, "Oh, so how many kids do you have? What are they doing now in their lives?"
大家會問我，“哎，那你有幾個孩子？他們都做什么工作的？”
And it was almost like, "Ugh."
我的反應都是，“呃。”
But more recently I'm like, "Yeah, I have two children. Yes, my son is addicted. Yes, currently he's homeless."
但最近，我的反應變成了，“嗯，我有兩個孩子。嗯，我兒子是個癮君子。嗯，他現在是個流浪漢。”
I try not to say that with shame.
回答他們的時候我盡量不露怯。
But it's very difficult.
但很困。
I don't give up hope.
我不會放棄希望。
The fact that Billy's still breathing, the fact that he's still alive means there is hope.
比利還活著，他還活著，就意味著還有希望。
There are miracles that happen every day.
因為每天都有奇跡在發生。
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