Stories: A Life Unraveling: Raquel17

Hours after learning the Department of Children and Families took her daughters away while they were at day camp, Raquel sits on the bed she often shares with them and wails: “I want my babies.” The future is uncertain for Raquel. She continues to go to the methadone clinic and a court date to regain custody of her children is set for February.

Hours after learning the Department of Children and Families took her daughters away while they were at day camp, Raquel sits on the bed she often shares with them and wails: “I want my babies.” The future is uncertain for Raquel. She continues to go to the methadone clinic and a court date to regain custody of her children is set for February.