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Dear Mrs. <strong>Murphy</strong>,<br />
I am a co-founder of the Drug Epidemic Memorial Walls. I lost my beautiful son, Benjamin,<br />
who is <strong>for</strong>ever 22, to an accidental heroin overdose in 2016. With his loss, our lives were<br />
instantly trans<strong>for</strong>med, and life was <strong>for</strong>ever split into two-time spans, be<strong>for</strong>e and after losing<br />
Benjamin. I want to help prevent others from experiencing the “after”. Benjamin brought so<br />
much joy to our lives, and to the lives of so many others. The void in our hearts and in our<br />
lives can never be filled. In Benjamin’s name, I have devoted all I have to fighting this<br />
epidemic.<br />
I know you are a mom to four beautiful children, in addition to your many other vital roles.<br />
I know you can relate to the need to fight this epidemic, the stigma associated with it, as<br />
well as the need to bolster public awareness that is needed to stop the continuous loss of<br />
lives. Over 3,000 lives were lost in NJ just last year.<br />
Would you assist us in finding a permanent location <strong>for</strong> the Drug Epidemic Memorial Wall<br />
within our capitol, or in a prominent location in Trenton? We have created two memorial<br />
Walls. One with photos and one with names. I am including the brochure of virtual<br />
memorial walls, albums, and our awareness campaign. These digital walls and albums<br />
update automatically. We would also like the photos displayed in a hard copy <strong>for</strong>mat. The<br />
wall of names can be projected on a wall so parents can touch their loved one’s name.<br />
We would like our loved ones to be treated like victims. They were all victims of Purdue<br />
Pharma (an American cartel), and many, many others. Now, they are victims of the<br />
Chinese criminal networks and the Mexican Cartels. Many are also victims of a fatal<br />
disease like cancer. We are using the word “drugism” <strong>for</strong> the prejudice towards drug users<br />
- like racism, A group of our <strong>New</strong> <strong>Jersey</strong> moms would love to meet with you and work<br />
together to prevent this from happening ever again.<br />
Sincerely,<br />
Lou-Riva Filler<br />
Co-Founder<br />
Drug Epidemic Memorial Walls<br />
Wayne, NJ<br />
TheGloalRecoveryMovement.now@gmail.com
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