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

Mrs. McMaster,
Fentanyl is destroying our country from within. My brother died December 27th, 2018,
from a fentanyl poisoning. He had been clean from drug use for 2 years after 8 years
of battling addiction. He decided to use “just one last time” after leaving our Christmas
celebration and died instantly. The person who brought him the drugs watched this
happen and left him there to die, with no attempt to get medical intervention. He never
faced any charges or consequences outside of his own conscience. This is a very sad
story, but it’s not even close to the saddest one I’ve heard. After my brother died my
family started the Taylor Watford Foundation in his memory. We’ve helped dozens of
people start their recovery journey, but we’ve also watched several end. Since my
brother’s passing, I know of 5 other people right here in my own “backyard” that have
been killed by fentanyl. None of them expecting to take their last breaths when they
did. My brother was only 28 years old. My family was destroyed, and our lives will
never be the same. If action is not taken by our leaders, this will be the story of almost
every family in South Carolina. No one is immune- not even the wealthiest or most
prestigious. We are a state that claims to thrive off family values so we must protect
our families. I am begging you to join us in this fight. Help us use our loved ones’
deaths for change and not let them die in vain. Their faces and names need to be
seen by every South Carolinian. Fentanyl and drug education needs to be funded in
every school. The state needs to recognize that fentanyl is a weapon of mass
destruction and is essentially domestic terrorism.
Please go to the following link http://bit.ly/429aiSw to see the virtual memorial walls.
All these beautiful faces have families just like mine that want to see a permanent
physical recognition. We’d like your help in getting a memorial wall at the state’s
capital. Several other states are moving forward already, and this is an amazing
opportunity for South Carolina to pioneer this movement. Our goal is to have a
memorial in all 50 states.
Jade Watford – West Columbia, SC
Sister of Taylor, forever 28
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