Five Years Clean: Gina Needs Your Help

Hey, I’m Gina, a recovering addict. I used for 22 years. In the meantime, I lost my mother and not long after, couldn’t keep it together and lost custody of my son.

I am not nor have I ever denied the fact that i did indeed fail as a parent. My addiction came first, whether or not my son was clean, fed, and well cared for I emotionally was not stable to provide for him. I spent the past 5 years diving so deep into therapy, recovery, and learning to be productive again. Thankfully NJ courts stepped in (wasn’t thankful at the time!) and I woke up in jail one day without the desire. I don’t question it. That was 9/22/20. I’m just shy of 5 years and NEVER thought I’d be here to share this story let alone start to fight for my son back.

I have graduated NJ drug court 5/22/23. I received the NJ Recovery Court Hero Award in 2024 for using narcan on two people overdosing at my place of work.ALL I NEED now is my child in my life. I would atleast like to give him the opportunity to tell me how he feels and how he was affected but, in my perfect world, he would be living with me!!Please help me retain a family lawyer to get him back!!! I legit have to find photos of my son and save them