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

Dear First Lady Cecilia Abbott,
My name is Brandi Hickman, and my son Andron was first poisoned by fentanyl in April
of 2020. He had to be resuscitated. He was in a coma for three days. He had to learn
to walk, talk, eat, and read all over again. My son was on probation at the time, in
which he failed every drug test he took.
I begged Travis County to make it mandatory for him to go to treatment, and I was
denied. I was told in the state of Texas starting at the age of 12 they had to consent to
treatment. He never got the help he needed because of the lack of help in mental
health and addiction, my son kept struggling.
On January 26, 2022, my son was at a friend’s house, and he passed away from
fentanyl poisoning. He took what he thought was a Xanax, but it was laced with
fentanyl. The kids and parents were there. They waited hours to call for help so they
could get their story together. The police never investigated in fact they act as if he
deserved it. #LLANDRON
I never thought I would lose my son this way and felt like I was doing anything &
everything to get him help. No one told me what I could do. So now I fight for all the
parents hoping I can save the next ones that will face this same situation. I am also
hoping to bring awareness by memorializing our loved ones with the Drug Epidemic
Memorial Wall. We know there is one in Washington, DC but many of us can’t afford to
go or see it. We watch it through videos or online, instead we would love to have this
at our state capital in Texas. We are hoping for you & your husband Governor Abbott
to help us just like he did to make fentanyl an emergency crisis.
Sincerely,
Brandi Hickman
Mother of Andron Petteway II, Forever 17
Austin, TX
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