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 2012, I lost my beautiful
son, Jacob, at the age of 28. He struggled with SUD for nearly 12 years. Jacob is my only
child. My family, his friends and I are forever heartbroken. As an only child, Jacob’s friends
meant the world to him.
Following his passing, I received even more evidence of this from the special stories his
friends would share. Beautiful stories of my kind, sensitive, and loving child.
Children are our future, yet we are now losing generation(s) to the multifaceted
consequences of the opioid crisis from as far back as the 1980’s. 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 Jacob’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,
Rebecca Kallal-Perkovich (Angel Mom of my beautiful Jacob)
Indiana, PA
https://www.yumpu.com/en/document/read/67297865/links-to-virtual-memorial-wallsalbums-
and-awareness-campaign
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