09/01/2026
August 31, 2026
💜International Overdose Awareness Day 💜
This year, August 31st looked a little different for me. I’m usually home in Lake Charles, surrounded by our community, honoring the beautiful lives we have lost.
But this year, we were incredibly blessed to have our children honored at the White House yesterday.
It was a beautiful day, but also a very heavy one. Standing there and hearing our children’s names called out loud was overwhelming in a way that is hard to put into words. To hear Trey’s name spoken and honored in the White House is a moment I will carry with me forever.
There is something hard to explain about being surrounded by other bereaved parents who understand this kind of loss. It’s a bond none of us ever wanted but within that bond is also a fight. This is family!!!
A fight to tell our children’s stories, bring awareness, educate our young people, and prevent another family from ever knowing this pain.
Our children were so much more than the way they died. They had names, dreams, families who loved them, and futures that should have been theirs.
Yesterday, I carried Trey’s name into the White House, alongside parents carrying the names of their own children. And I will continue carrying his name and his story everywhere this fight takes me.
We remember them💜
We honor them💜
We say their names💜
We will never stop fighting for them. 💜