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

Dear Governor Janet Mills,
I am an ambassador for the Drug Epidemic Memorial Walls. I lost my beautiful daughter,
Jessica, who is forever 26.
She became addicted to oxycodone after numerous prescriptions were given to her after
foot surgery. Once this stopped, she realized she wasn’t feeling well and was getting sick.
We didn’t know what was happening and certainly didn’t know she was addicted. Of
course, we found out too late that she was buying it off the street just to survive. On the
day she passed she was robbed and had enough money to buy heroin. We will be forever
heartbroken, and we remain devastated. We loved her beyond imagination. Jess had the
kindest heart and was so loved, everyone’s best friend. She was so sweet and was
constantly finding homes for dogs and cats. She had a gift. If you were lucky to have
known her, you would have instantly loved her.
I know you have children and grandchildren. 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 Jessica's frame with
this letter. 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
Mexican Cartels. We are using the word “drugism” for the prejudice toward drug users -
like racism.
A group of our Maine moms would love to meet with you and work together to prevent this
from happening ever again.
Sincerely,
Louise Atkinson
West Gardiner, ME
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