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She’s Been Gone One Year Today
The Dreaded Day Has Arrived Today my daughter, Amara, has been gone from this world for one year. Actually, she died on the 6th of January but wasn’t found and officially proclaimed dead until the 7th. So, I did my heaviest mourning yesterday. My husband and I went...
Eighty-Nine Ornaments Hung to Honor Loved Ones Lost to Addiction or Overdoses
A Statement to the Community--Eighty-Nine People Have Spoken Eighty-nine people wrote the names of loved ones lost to addiction or accidental overdoses on ornaments and hung them on our foundation's tree at Rotary Lights in La Crosse, Wisconsin. See the link to the TV...
Fighting the Drug Crisis | By Heidi Overson
Fighting the Drug Crisis In 2019, I found a video on Facebook that stopped me in my tracks. It was a snippet of one of Marc Mero’s presentations, and it brought me to tears. My oldest daughter was struggling with addiction, and that’s why it hit me so hard. I...
A Letter to My Addict Daughter | By Heidi Overson
Heidi wrote this when she first discovered her daughter was using heroin, back in 2015. It grabbed international attention and was read on NPR in Washington D.C. It should be noted that she wrote it under the pseudonym of Ella Crosse to protect and respect Amara's...