05/06/2021
“When your child is missing, the ultimate pain is not knowing and it's excruciating. No one can know what it’s like, until it’s happened to you.”
On the first day of the abduction, I thought for sure my daughter would have been found. Day two was hard to accept and my energy was spent, but I had no time for rest. I couldn't imagine sleeping. I put my hopes and faith in the search and rescue team. My heart felt such a heaviness as time ticked away with no signs of my daughter...where could she be? The pain of not knowing was unbearable and I was full of emotions. This was truly the worst feeling I have ever experienced in my life.
As a mother, I cannot imagine another parent waking up to a nightmare as I have. I don’t want you to experience what I have and for this reason, I am a voice for you and for your children.
With the passage of the Ashlynne Mike AMBER Alert Act in Indian country it is a sigh of relief, knowing we can protect our children.
The greatest treasure we have are our children. Moving forward in life it’s so important to me as an advocate to keep raising awareness on missing children.” Pamela Foster, mother to Ashlynne Mike
Ashlynne went missing on May 2, 2016 from Ship Rock, New Mexico, on the Navajo Reservation, and was found murdered on May 3, 2016 in Ship Rock. Pamela has been instrumental in the passage of legislation that extended the AMBER Alert program to Indian country.
To learn more about the Ashlynne Mike AMBER Alert Act, visit: https://www.ojp.gov/files/archives/blogs/2019/legacy-ashlynne-mike
