Woman's husband and son both die of overdose 20 years apart to the day

Grieving Out Loud: A Mother Coping with Loss in the Opioid Epidemic

Maura Jamie thought she had experienced the worst loss of her life when her 25-year-old husband died in 2001 from a heroin overdose. Ironically, on the 20th anniversary of her husband's death, Maura lost their 22-year-old son Carter to fentanyl poisoning.
Maura also battled her own substance use disorder for nearly two decades. In this episode of Grieving Out Loud, your host, Angela Kennecke, talked with Maura about how the drug epidemic has shattered her life in unimaginable ways.
Maura creates digital memorial frames for people who've lost loved ones in the drug epidemic. You can find out more here.

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