I am in Vancouver. I will be here for less than 24 hours and will return for a psychiatric evaluation and disposition hearing for the 13 year old mentioned in the last post. Imagine a life broken irreparably at only 13. Everything she had is now gone.

Tragedies.

There will be a life from the moment she was first locked in the ward, sure. Most of us never get to really experience so immediately the consequences of our actions, and in some ways I can see that this is a gift to her. At least since she is a minor, her record will be sealed once she reaches 18, but at only 13 she now must muster the will to change, to accept responsibilities most adults cannot bear. While possible, the chances are extremely small that she will make it out of this alive in any way that matters.