Chrystal 2021
After Chrystal's mum died when she was only 16, she found herself living on the street. Her most precious thing is 'Ted' who has a secret pocket that holds her mother's ashes.
“I was 16 and I lost my mum due to a very bad illness and I became a part of Child Protection, I ended up in seven homes in a matter of two years and they all broke down due to a lot of violence, a lot of lies, a lot of manipulation. It was very overwhelming, very stressful. I felt like it would never end. The thought of not really having family was a pretty sucky feeling. It started to become my normal, it started to become like something that was my life and that I got used to it as I went. It did suck. It was upsetting, but it just became a bit of a habit going from one family to the next to the next.”
