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

Dear First Lady Lori Shapiro,
I am an ambassador for the Drug Epidemic Memorial Walls. In 2017, I lost my beautiful
son, Raynor at the age of 29. Raynor was my first-born son. Our family and his friends
were beyond devastated; you see none of us knew what Raynor was doing. I found out
about my son’s use the moment I received the call that no parent ever wants to receive.
Raynor was a kind, loving and hardworking man. He was a pizza shop manager and
would feed one child all summer long every summer. This was his way of being assured
the child ate.
Children are our future, yet we are now losing generation(s) to the multifaceted
consequences of the opioid crisis. I know you have children and grandchildren. Would
you please assist us in finding a permanent location for a Drug Epidemic Memorial Wall
within our capital? We have created two memorial Walls. One with photos and one with
names. I am including Raynor’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 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 group of our Pennsylvania moms would love to meet with you and work together to
bring attention and awareness to this horrific crisis in hopes that it provides a muchneeded
level of prevention across our state.
Sincerely,
Lynn Wittneben Bloom (Angel Mom of my kind loving son Raynor )
Dunmore, Pa
https://www.yumpu.com/en/document/read/67297865/links-to-virtual-memorial-wallsalbums-
and-awareness-campaign
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