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Madelyn Linsenmeir was a born performer, with a beautiful singing voice that stopped people on the street. She was “hilarious, and warm, and fearless.” She was a daughter, sister and more proudly, a mother to a young son for whom she tried to kick her opioid addiction.
Linsenmeir’s family opened up about emotional and physical details that claimed the life of the 30-year-old single mother in a that has humanized the destructive and heartbreaking struggle addiction wreaks on its victims and the people who love them.
The obituary, originally published Sunday in Vermont’s , has since gone viral, its rawness resonating deeply with readers and raising awareness about addiction’s complexities.
“It is impossible to capture a person in an obituary, and especially someone whose adult life was largely defined by drug addiction. To some, Maddie was just a junkie — when they saw her addiction they stopped seeing her. And what a loss for them,” her family wrote.
Linsenmeir died Oct. 7, and while her death was unexpected, “for years we feared her addiction would claim her life,” they said. “We are grateful that when she died she was safe and she was with her family.”
The family’s tribute to Linsenmeir describes her as someone who loved to sing and who, as a youth, traveled the world with a dance and music troupe. She also loved to swim, ski and snowboard. But when she was 16, she moved with her parents from Vermont to Florida to attend a performing arts school.
. They contributed to more than 42,000 overdose deaths, or about 66 percent of all drug overdoses, the federal agency reported.A memorial service for Linsenmeir will be held this Sunday. The full obituary can be read here.
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