Laureen Pelletier-Wesaquate will sometimes think she has caught a glimpse of her son pedalling his bike in Regina and feels a surge of happiness. Then her stomach sinks and her heart breaks once again, as she realizes it was only her mind playing tricks.
Her son, Clinton Hotomanie Jr., died from a fentanyl overdose on Feb. 11, 2021.
“I think that’s him, then I remember, he’s gone.”
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Pelletier-Wesaquate’s grief remains heavy. It’s also complicated by further loss. As she was trying to process her son’s death, she received a call from police. They said her oldest granddaughter Nikkia Sugar died on Feb. 15, 2021, just days before her 16th birthday — also from fentanyl.
“To
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