Alamenda dos Descobrimentos
,
Vila de Conde
,
Portugal
I am the blessed child of loving parents; the first daughter, the first grandchild and the first niece
Alamenda dos Descobrimentos
,
Vila de Conde
,
Portugal
4450 Leça da Palmeira
,
Matosinhos, Porto
,
Portugal
At age 7, I do not receive enough attention at school
4450 Leça da Palmeira
,
Matosinhos, Porto
,
Portugal
Largo da Misericórdia
,
Póvoa de Varzim, Porto
,
Portugal
At age 7, a psychologist diagnoses me with a concentration disorder; my restlessness and learning disability are treated with medication
Largo da Misericórdia
,
Póvoa de Varzim, Porto
,
Portugal
Praça do Relógio
,
Vila do Condo
,
Portugal
When I am 11 my sister is born and I have to share my parents’ attention from now on
Praça do Relógio
,
Vila do Condo
,
Portugal
Rua Capitão Carlos Fonseca
,
Vila de Conde
,
Portugal
At age 14, I leave school, start working in gastronomy and am proud of my memory when taking orders
Rua Capitão Carlos Fonseca
,
Vila de Conde
,
Portugal
Alamenda dos Descobrimentos
,
Vila do Conde
,
Portugal
When I am 14 years old, I stop taking the psychotropic drugs and can immerse myself in my emotional world while smoking pot
Alamenda dos Descobrimentos
,
Vila do Conde
,
Portugal
Labruge
,
Vila do Conde, Porto
,
Portugal
At age 14, I meet my friend, who is older than me, and we take hallucinogenic drugs
Labruge
,
Vila do Conde, Porto
,
Portugal
Vila do Conde, Porto
,
Portugal
At age 18, we enjoy trance parties on weekends, euphoric on psychedelic drugs and music
Vila do Conde, Porto
,
Portugal
Estradas Marrocos
,
Direction Tangier
,
Morocco
When I am 19 years old, we drive to Morocco in 17 hours and the dealer calls me a chicken with golden eggs. I transport 230 units of drugs to Portugal in my body
Estradas Marrocos
,
Direction Tangier
,
Morocco
Rua Mário Areias
,
Vila do Conde
,
Portugal
At age 19, I marry my boyfriend and open a bakery
Rua Mário Areias
,
Vila do Conde
,
Portugal
Avenida Mouzinho de Albuquerque
,
Povoa de Varzim
,
Portugal
At age 21, our daughter is born
Avenida Mouzinho de Albuquerque
,
Povoa de Varzim
,
Portugal
PT, FR, CH, BE, DE
,
IT
,
Europe
At age 22, I accompany my husband to France, Switzerland, Belgium, Germany and Italy for work
PT, FR, CH, BE, DE
,
IT
,
Europe
Floresta de Eucaliptos
,
Vila do Conte
,
Portugal
When I am 22 years old, I find out about my husband's other wife in Portugal
Floresta de Eucaliptos
,
Vila do Conte
,
Portugal
Vila do Conde
,
Portugal
At age 23, I find myself alone, taking care of my daughter, unemployed and with little ambition, deeply hurt by betrayal and heartbreak
Vila do Conde
,
Portugal
Avenida Baltazar do Couto
,
Vila do Conte
,
Portugal
At age 23, I return to Vila do Conde to my grandparents' house, where I meet a man who drives me crazy because he makes me feel alive and loved and free to make my own decisions
Avenida Baltazar do Couto
,
Vila do Conte
,
Portugal
Bairro do Aleixo
,
Porto
,
Portugal
When am 24 years old, my father dies and I lose control, I live in hatred and rage and from then on I completely relapse
Bairro do Aleixo
,
Porto
,
Portugal
Bairro da Fonte da Moura
,
Porto
,
Portugal
At age 24, we get involved with the wrong crowd, take crack and heroin to excess
Bairro da Fonte da Moura
,
Porto
,
Portugal
Rua Escura
,
Porto
,
Portugal
When I am 24 years old, nothing can stop me from relapsing or getting high
Rua Escura
,
Porto
,
Portugal
When I am 27 years old, I do everything to destroy myself and suffer from an overwhelming desire to take drugs
When I am 28 years old, my mother-in-law takes care of my daughter and kicks me out on the street as I neglect myself, am sick and vicious
Alamenda dos Descobrimentos
,
Vila de Conde
,
Portugal
At age 28, I threaten to kill my rejecting mother
Alamenda dos Descobrimentos
,
Vila de Conde
,
Portugal
Vila do Conde
,
Portugal
When I am 30 years old, my mother-in-law also takes care of my second daughter
Vila do Conde
,
Portugal
Rua Gonçalves Zarco
,
Santa Cruz do Bispo
,
POrtugal
At age 31, my 14 ½-year prison sentence for armed robbery and drug trafficking starts. After an appeal, I am sentenced to 9 years and 6 months in prison
Rua Gonçalves Zarco
,
Santa Cruz do Bispo
,
POrtugal
Rua Gonçalves Zarco
,
Santa Cruz do Bispo
,
Portugal
At age 34, I am imprisoned and begin psychiatric treatment for my addiction, self-destruction and depression. For the first time, I experience relief and a feeling of having been saved
Rua Gonçalves Zarco
,
Santa Cruz do Bispo
,
Portugal
Rua Gonçalves Zarco
,
Santa Cruz do Bispo
,
Portugal
At age 36, therapy and medication help me to see and express myself and to experience self-determination and personal responsibility
Rua Gonçalves Zarco
,
Santa Cruz do Bispo
,
Portugal
Rua Gonçalves Zarco
,
Santa Cruz do Bispo
,
Portugal
At age 37, I rediscover the path of faith and experience friendship. I feel blessed by life and by God again and have hope for the future
Rua Gonçalves Zarco
,
Santa Cruz do Bispo
,
Portugal