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

First Lady Lori Shapiro,
I am an ambassador for the Drug Epidemic Memorial Walls. I lost my beautiful son, Joey,
who is forever 27. He was a heroin addict, and we remain devastated. We loved him
beyond imagination.
Joey was the father to 2 boys Gabriel who was 5 at the time of his death and is now 13
and Brayden who was 8 months old and just turned 12. He was a loving father and a
gentle soul.
I know you have children and grandchildren. So, we ask if you could 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 Joey’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 prevent this from
happening ever again.
Sincerely,
Linda Varelli
Fairless Hills, PA
https://www.yumpu.com/en/document/read/67297865/links-to-virtual- memorial-wallsalbums-and-
awareness-campaign
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