frustrating halt. you thought, whatever else we re going to get is not going to come from her. exactly. so he consulted those who arguably knew this teenage ward of the state better than anyone, sabrina s social workers. she had some issues with her family growing up. her grandma took custody of her about the age of 3. case manager nicole said sabrina struggled with having been abandoned by her parents at a very early age. she ended up in the juvenile system after stealing from her grandmother to pay for drugs and alcohol. she worked a lot in counselling, how to cope and how to manage with everything she was going through. eventually, nicole helped place sabrina in the knafel home. she wanted to be a part of something, a part of a family. i know that s what she wanted more than anything. when she was told about being placed, she was ecstatic.