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

Dear First Lady Shapiro,
I am one of many courageous Ambassadors and the NE Regional Lead for the Drug
Epidemic Memorial Wall.
I lost my beautiful 25-year-old daughter, Christina Marie Gribbin on June 11, 2020, to
Fentanyl Poisoning. We remain devastated and heartbroken without her here. We love
her beyond imagination. Christina suffered with substance use disorder and mental health
issues on and off for a few years, but her disease did not define who she was as a
person. She was the most beautiful, empathetic, creative, talented human being I have
ever known. She was my only daughter and I have three sons who no longer have a
sister. Worst of all and most tragic is her two small sons, Kaden and Kolton, no longer
have their Mommy to watch them grow up. Their Daddy also died two years prior to my
daughter from a drug overdose so BOTH of their parents are gone. The Opioid Epidemic
has claimed so many countless lives and the collateral damage is the children that are
being raised now by their grandparents and family members like us. It is so wrong!
I know you and Governor Shapiro have beautiful children, so you understand the love that
runs so very deep for them. Would you kindly assist us in finding a permanent location for
a beautiful Drug Epidemic Memorial Wall within our capitol building?
We have created two memorial Walls. One with photos and one with names. I am
including Christina’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 in real time. We would also like the
photos displayed in hard copy format. The wall of names can be projected on a wall so
parents 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, many
others. Now, they are victims of Chinese and the Mexican Cartels. Many are also victims
of fatal diseases like cancer. We are using the word “Drugism” for the prejudice toward
drug users - like racism.
A small group of our Pennsylvania moms would love to meet with you and work together
to prevent this from happening ever again. I truly hope you will consider this and reach out
to me to set something up.
Sincerely and with gratitude,
Tammy Leslie (Christina’s Mom – Forever 25)
State Lead
Northeast Region Leader
20 Scarlett Oaks Circle Honey Brook, PA 19344 Tammygrib4@msn.com
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