DALLAS (NEXSTAR) — Carrie Walker knows the unimaginable pain of losing not one, but two sons to opioid overdoses. In her grief, she found purpose by founding a nonprofit that supplies Narcan, a life-saving medication that reverses opioid overdoses.
“You know what I tell most people?” Carrie said. “When families tell me, ‘we don’t need it, why would we need it?’ I remind them it might be your friend, your aunt, or your uncle.”
Vonn Webb understands that heartbreak too, having lost his son to fentanyl. For him, fighting to protect others means advocating for Narcan to be as common as a first-aid kit.
“I think it should be in every classroom,” Vonn insists. “Every coach, every team, wherever people gather, because you just never know.”
Angela Kennecke carries her own grief after losing her daughter to fentanyl and has since dedicated her life to saving others.