Rachel Forde

Because I remember.

I remember the pain.

I remember the misery.

And it's something I hope I never forget, Brenda.

Fester?

Oh, he's the Fester.

What is Fester?

What's Fester?

Oh, you know he got it when he was very, very young.

I suppose what I touched on there earlier, you know, having tax in my car, being able to pay my bills, being able to wake up on a Monday morning and not have to worry where I'm going to get the money for electricity because I need my drugs first.

I remember when I was very young, I was about 11 or 12, and my sister's boyfriend at the time said to me, you know, no matter how bad things get, no matter how bad things get, there is always, always someone 10 times worse than you.

Always.

And Brenda, I didn't believe that when I was at rock bottom.

I thought that there was nothing, nothing worse could happen to me.

and in the end i thanked the guard i actually thanked him shook his hand and thanked him for coming in to raid my house because brenda if he didn't where would i be now i definitely would not be sitting here opposite you no i definitely wouldn't have a beautiful child in another one on the way a beautiful daughter and another one on the way i

I just think if I could give any message to anybody struggling, there is always a way.

It's not as bad as you think it is.

Obviously, when you're in it, it's very hard to see outside it.

It's very hard to see the way out.

But if you are willing to put in the work,