Holly Hunt
October 18th of 2023, was, and will always be, the worst day of my life. My family and I lost my middle son Robert Sterling, to what was deemed an accidental overdose of Fentanyl. His coroner report showed 10 times the lethal dose of this deadly drug, which is sweeping our country like an out-of-control wildfire.
Robert had been in a dedicated program of recovery for over 4 years and unfortunately had a relapse that would take his life. Robert was a local chef in Healdsburg and was passionate about world politics. He was looking into joining the World Central Kitchen to volunteer overseas helping in war torn Ukraine. Robert had plans, he had goals which will now remain forever unfulfilled.
The current Fentanyl epidemic raging across our country is taking at least 200 lives per day, each and every day.
Robert is one number, one drop in a sea of deaths, ours a family in a vast ocean of heartbroken families. He
mattered to me, he mattered to his brothers and sister. I cannot bring my son back so instead I am on a mission to spread awareness in his honor, to hopefully reach our youth before it is too late.
His face is currently on billboards in Sacramento and Stockton. He is also on a touring van called Angels Across America in the south of our country raising much needed awareness on this crisis. A brief glimpse to strangers driving past into our lives affected by this epidemic.
I will continue to reach out to educate others on this topic, as it is the top on my agenda to help with this very real problem. I can only hope that my efforts can save even one life, as I would not wish this pain onto another living soul or their families.
Please visit www.Robertsterlingfoundation.org for more information and resources on this important issue.
Follow my blog for daily posts on www.AGriefStory.com
