▁her ▁sister ▁is ▁S iana . ▁From ▁a ▁young ▁age , ▁E den ▁and ▁her ▁sister ▁were ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁fost er ▁a un ty ▁and ▁uncle ▁program , ▁which ▁gave ▁their ▁single ▁mother ▁M iche le ▁resp ite . ▁One ▁week end ▁a ▁month ▁( and ▁often ▁more ▁often ), ▁they ▁would ▁stay ▁with ▁' a un ty ' ▁Mar il yn ▁and ▁' un cle ' ▁Frank . ▁E den ' s ▁child hood ▁was ▁deeply ▁affected ▁by ▁her ▁family ▁d ys functions ▁and ▁issues ▁of ▁self - este em . ▁As ▁the ▁years ▁passed , ▁she ▁did ▁not ▁always ▁get ▁along ▁well ▁with ▁her ▁mother , ▁and ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 1 1 , ▁she ▁began ▁harm ing ▁herself . ▁During ▁this ▁time , ▁she ▁was ▁diagn osed ▁with ▁ag or aph ob ia ▁and , ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 1 2 , ▁E den ▁finished ▁school . ▁It ▁was ▁around ▁this ▁time ▁that ▁E den ▁saw ▁a ▁Jan is ▁J op lin ▁document ary ▁on ▁television ▁and ▁real ised ▁that ▁maybe ▁the ▁ras py ▁t ones ▁in ▁her ▁own ▁voice ▁wer en ' t ▁that ▁bad ▁after ▁all . ▁ ▁" H ence ▁began ▁my ▁ob session ▁with ▁everything ▁Jan is ". ▁ ▁At ▁around ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 1 3 , ▁E den ▁was ▁left ▁in ▁the ▁care ▁of ▁Department ▁of ▁Community ▁Services ▁at ▁G os ford ▁by ▁her ▁mother , ▁who ▁was ▁not ▁cop ing . ▁E den ▁spent ▁her ▁te en age ▁years ▁living