Mother of Hope

[309 words] Recently, I wrote an article that was centered around a newborn baby named Hope Holets. Hope was born addicted to drugs and was adopted by the Albuquerque police officer who found her mother in the act of shooting up heroin. Since her adoption, Hope has gone through the agonizing, month-long process of drug withdrawal and is reported to be doing very well. Hope’s story has a happy ending. But the story of her biological mother, Crystal Champ, has not ended very well at all. Hope’s story has been shared around the world. One rehabilitation center in Florida took notice and flew a special counselor to Albuquerque to offer Crystal an opportunity to enter their rehabilitation facility. After 20 minutes of pleading, Crystal agreed to be flown to Florida and admitted into the center. All was going well until she walked into the airport. Crystal got within 100 yards…