Expired Life

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Katherine (KK), 30, outside her house in Flatbush, Brooklyn, Mar 31st 2018
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“I was raised in a chaotic household. I didn’t feel like a normal kid. I guess you could say I was depressed” KK
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First and only echography of Katya’s baby before she lost it, Brooklyn, Mar 9th 2018. Katya lost her baby as her husband was beating her and kicked her in the stomach.
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“I realized all my dreams of a little princess crashed so hard that there is no more dream.” Katya
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“Every morning before I even opened my eyes the first picture in my head was of those fighting moments or raping moments, nothing positive left, and I realized I didn’t want to continue my living. This world doesn’t need a person like me” Katya
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Mariam, 24, in her apartment, Brooklyn, Apr 14th 2018
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“I was afraid if I cut the real nerve that will end my life, nobody would come to my room and save me” Mariam
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KK in her bedroom, Brooklyn, Mar 31st 2018
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“I was living in this false reality of happiness. But I was just numbing everything in drugs and alcohol not to feel the pain.” KK
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Mariam in her bedroom, Brooklyn Apr 14th 2018
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“All those thoughts about killing myself started when I lost my mom at the age of 9, because I didn’t felt safe in this world anymore.” Mariam
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Picture of Mariam and her parents before her mom passed away in Gaza, Palestine
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Katya, 31, at a friend’s house, Brooklyn Feb 6th 2018
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“I worked really hard on myself to get back to life and learn how to live with PTSD. I’m happy to be back to normal life. I’m happy that I can talk about it freely.” Katya
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