In the wake of her son's sudden death, Jessica Michalofsky is running a marathon daily until B.C.'s government changes the way they approach safe supply.
Heartbroken mother runs marathon a day around Ministry of Health building, calling for ‘true’ safe supplyIn the wake of her son’s sudden death, Jessica Michalofsky is running a marathon daily until B.C.’s government changes the way they approach safe supply.
Aubrey had also been struggling with substance use. He’d been on a methadone program for two years, but living in rural Winlaw in the West Kootenays, the closest clinic was 50 kilometres away and proved to be a barrier. “When he was in school he returned to speed to help him cope with finals, with exams, with staying up all night to study. So that’s the irony is that he was doing drugs to have what he thought was a normal lifestyle,” said Michalofsky. “He was trying to be careful, but there was no way to be careful because the drug he was taking was a loaded gun.”“Aubrey was my only son. I don’t I don’t know. It’s like I don’t have a future now,” said Michalofsky.
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