USA First Lady Dr. Jill Biden and Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff

Dear Governor Kay Ivey,
My name is Sandra Cook Estell. This is my oldest son Curtis James Cook. On January
25, 2023 I lost him to fentanyl poisoning. Like so many he didn’t know that he was
playing Russian roulette with his life. He was a sweet and loving person and would do
anything for anyone. Very smart and funny, loved his family and friends and we all
loved him right back. He never married and was my first-born son, born the day after
my birthday. There are no words to express my heartbreak over losing him. No parent
should have to go through this.
I am writing you this letter in the hopes that you will help me, and many other parents
spread the word about the dangers of fentanyl. We have some great ladies that have
put together pictures of each child that has been lost into a memorial frame, and those
pictures are being made into a memorial wall for our state. We are asking that we can
get your permission to have the memorial wall placed in the State Capitol building to
bring awareness to the public.
Also, if there are other ways, we can raise awareness we are here to help get it out
there. Billboards, infomercials, and in schools (especially in schools). Also having
available to the public fentanyl testing strips and Narcan. If this is available to the
public, it could save lives. It could’ve saved my son and hundreds of others. People
need to understand the magnitude of deaths due to fentanyl that occurs each hour of
each day. We are losing an entire generation to this poison.
Please, help us help our kids and our country!
Sincerely,
Sandra Cook Estell
Curtis J. Cook’s mom forever 38
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