Synopsis

Joey’s childhood was marked by the painful dissolution of his parents’ marriage and their subsequent new unions. Both parents seemed consumed by these fresh beginnings and burgeoning families, often overlooking Joey's emotional needs. By adolescence, he felt profoundly rejected and abandoned, leading him to experiment with marijuana and other substances. At nineteen, desperate for funds to fuel a growing heroin addiction, he broke into his mother’s home and stole her credit cards. His mother rep