The story of Heaven Leigh

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This is the heart wrenching story of Heaven Leigh as told by her grieving mother.

“This is my daughter Heaven Leigh. She was my only child. She was smart and beautiful. She
attended the school of the arts in Edmonton Alberta Canada.

“We moved back to North Carolina. She went to a party and was drugged and raped. She was
treated like it was her fault at the hospital. She left and refused to press charges. That was the
beginning of the end for us. She died in 2019, at the age of 24 from fentanyl poisoning. I asked
her, why? Why are you doing drugs? Her answer was, ‘It is the only time I don’t have to think
about anything.’ We were never allowed to talk about the rape after that day. She just wanted to
forget it. But she couldn’t forget it. Silence is deadly. I want to thank you for what you’re doing.
I fight in the battle to save lives from fentanyl poisoning. I am glad to see that you fight for these
rape victims. So many of these young girls are just like my Heaven Leigh, just trying to escape
their trauma.”