As the parent of a child adopted who is also trying to make her way with both RAD and FAS, my heart goes out to this Mom.  Our daughter has RAD and FAS but she is also so much more than that.  She's only 10 but we worry very much about her future.  We fight battles to get her the treatment she needs.  Even if our primary insurance agrees, we still must fight for our secondary to agree.  We fight for her because we know she is so much more than RAD and FAS.  We fight for her to receive mental health instead of becoming a part of the juvenile justice system.

I'm sure that both Brianna and the young man in the article both had backgrounds.  They were two human beings fighting mental illness and the disease of addiction.  Much can be learned from this story.  Thank you for sharing it!