Kelsey Grace Endicott (Credit: Kathleen Errico)
HAVERHILL, Mass. -- The mother of a 23-year-old woman who died from a heroin overdose confronts drug addiction in a heartbreaking eulogy that is going viral on Facebook.
Kelsey Grace Endicott, 23, died of an overdose on April 2nd following a "heroic battle" with addiction, her mom, Kathleen Errico, wrote in a heartbreaking obituary shared on April 6th. She wrote:
The open and honest obituary resulted in an outpouring of support from family and friends.
At Kelsey's funeral on April 8th, Errico read the emotional eulogy in honor of her daughter. After many requests, she chose to share the eulogy on Facebook where it quickly went viral.
In the eulogy, Errico confronted her daughter's battle with drug addiction:
She continued:
Errico said she hopes the obituary and eulogy will encourage people to talk about addiction.
"We need to talk and educate the world about this epidemic," she wrote. "My plan worked and my baby girl may not be here physically but she is working miracles from Heaven and as her mother I couldn’t be more proud. I love you my Kelsey girl. Shine down on Camden and all of us and keep working those miracles from Heaven."