{"product_id":"amber-lynn-svihl-memorial","title":"Amber Lynn Svihl Memorial","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAmber Lynn Svihl died with three years clean.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eEndocarditis.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eFor anybody who doesn't know what that is - it's what years of IV drug use does to your heart valves, and it does NOT care that you quit.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eShe did everything right.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eShe got clean.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eShe stayed clean.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eShe raised her babies.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnd the dope came back and collected anyway.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAmber died six years to the DAY after her husband died.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eHe was incarcerated.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eHe was clean too.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eSame condition.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eThe exact same condition.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThree kids.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eBoth parents gone.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eSame disease, same date, six years apart.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe picture is Amber walking one of her babies to the school bus.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eThat's who she was.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eNot a statistic, not a cautionary tale, not a \"former addict\".\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eA mama getting her kid on the bus.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou need to know something else about this family.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHer brother Joe drove down from Detroit on his own dime to paint Sparrow House for us.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eOut of his own pocket.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eNobody asked him to.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eHe showed up, he worked, he went home.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eNever mentioned his family was struggling.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eNever asked us for a thing.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThat's the kind of people we are talking about here.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eSalt of the earth.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTheir mother is raising all three grandchildren now.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eShe can barely afford to feed them.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eAnd she just got handed a $5,000 bill for a cremation funeral - no fancy casket, no big service, just the bare minimum it costs in this country to lay your daughter to rest.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eShe can't pay it.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eObviously she can't pay it.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSo we are going to pay it.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnd then we are going to keep going, because those three kids are going to need a whole lot more than a settled funeral bill.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eGroceries.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eClothes.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eSchool.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eSomething put away for when they're grown and their mama isn't here to help them start.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI say all that to say this.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eClean time is not a receipt.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eIt doesn't erase the debt - it just changes who ends up paying it.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eAmber paid hers with her life, six years after her husband paid his.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eThose three kids are paying the rest of it right now, and they never touched a thing.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThat's why we chase people so hard out here.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eWe're not trying to get folks a chip and a pat on the back.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eWe're trying to reach them before their hearts run out of road.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHelp us take care of Amber's babies\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI love y'all.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNobody is coming.  It is up to us.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"We Fight Monsters","offers":[{"title":"$10","offer_id":54423971692854,"sku":null,"price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"$25","offer_id":54423971725622,"sku":null,"price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"$50","offer_id":54423971758390,"sku":null,"price":50.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"$75","offer_id":54423971791158,"sku":null,"price":75.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"$100","offer_id":54423971823926,"sku":null,"price":100.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"$125","offer_id":54423971856694,"sku":null,"price":125.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"$150","offer_id":54423971889462,"sku":null,"price":150.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"$175","offer_id":54423971922230,"sku":null,"price":175.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"$200","offer_id":54423971954998,"sku":null,"price":200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"$225","offer_id":54423971987766,"sku":null,"price":225.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"$250","offer_id":54423972020534,"sku":null,"price":250.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"$275","offer_id":54423972053302,"sku":null,"price":275.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"$300","offer_id":54423972086070,"sku":null,"price":300.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"$500","offer_id":54423972118838,"sku":null,"price":500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"$600","offer_id":54423972151606,"sku":null,"price":600.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"$1000","offer_id":54423972184374,"sku":null,"price":1000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"$1500","offer_id":54423972217142,"sku":null,"price":1500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"$2250","offer_id":54423972249910,"sku":null,"price":2250.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"$2500","offer_id":54423972282678,"sku":null,"price":2500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"$3000","offer_id":54423972315446,"sku":null,"price":3000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"$5000","offer_id":54423972348214,"sku":null,"price":5000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"$7500","offer_id":54423972380982,"sku":null,"price":7500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"$10000","offer_id":54423972413750,"sku":null,"price":10000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0711\/7973\/1254\/files\/09BA8697-E2EF-4307-8A59-875022C7FB50.jpg?v=1787064285","url":"https:\/\/wefightmonsters.org\/products\/amber-lynn-svihl-memorial","provider":"We Fight Monsters","version":"1.0","type":"link"}