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

Dear First Lady Marty Kemp,
I am an ambassador for the Drug Epidemic Memorial Walls. I lost my beautiful, kind,
intelligent, and loving daughter, Lauren Nicole Carver, on March 7, 2022. We reside in
Toccoa, GA, not too far from where you were born.
She was in a state supported, and mandated, rehabilitation center in Gainesville, GA. A
drug dealer delivered (on rehab grounds) what she believed to be heroin. There was no
heroin in her system. It was straight fentanyl and xylazine. That deadly combination was
my daughter's death sentence. She died alone. She died in an unfamiliar place. This
haunts me daily. Her killer still walks free, dealing to others as if her death never
occurred. Her murder has had catastrophic consequences for my family. My younger
daughter (17) had to go on anti-anxiety medications and antidepressants. I have had to
work on her case, because Gainesville Police Department did not. I received her case
file through an open records request. Can you imagine clicking on a folder, only for a
video to begin of your daughter's lifeless body lying on the floor while she is attempting
to be resuscitated? It is an image that I obsessively see in my mind. It is an image that I
will never get over. I have little to no quality of life. I am very fortunate to have my
youngest daughter, Evan, still with me. I enjoy our time together very much, yet there is
always a dark cloud looming over me. I imagine that will occur for the duration of my life.
I am only 42 years old. I cannot fathom having to deal with this for the remainder of my
life. The only way I know to survive her death, is through advocating for her and others.
I know you have daughters. Surely you can sympathize with me, as a mother, yourself.
Our children deserve to be memorialized in this horrible epidemic. It is a war on
everyone in the United States. Would you assist us in finding a permanent location for a
Drug Epidemic Memorial Wall within our Capitol? We have created two memorial walls.
One with photos and one with names. I am including Lauren's frame, below. I am also
including the brochure of virtual memorial walls, albums, and our awareness campaign.
These digital walls and albums update automatically. We would also like the photos
displayed in hard copy format. The wall of names can be projected on a wall so families
can touch their loved one's name. We would like our loved ones to be treated like
victims. They were all victims of Purdue Pharma (an American cartel) and many others.
Now, they are victims of Chinese and the Mexican Cartels. We are using the word
“drugism” for the prejudice toward drug users - like racism.
Sincerely,
Julie Russell – State Lead
Toccoa, GA
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