We Celebrate Freedom from All Addictive Substances

email message sent on the official White House form Dear President Obama, My wife Janet and I applaud and commend your dedication to smoking cessation. Nine months without a cigarette is an awesome achievement. Congratulations! You are a powerful example for proactive...

MADD Response

Online response to Laura Dean-Mooney, MADD National President Dear Laura, I am happy to receive the MADD online welcome package. Our approach @ www.bradmersereau.com is to make my sister Laura’s memory matter and our missions are compatible. Laura died eleven years...

Students Are Receptive

Submitted to Carole Smith, PPS Superintendent and Jeff Cogan, Multnomah County Chair. Dear Carole and Jeff, I heard you speak this afternoon about partnerships in conjunction with Celebrating 10 Years of Civic Engagement Awards at Portland State University. I am a...

We Champion an Addiction-free Lifestyle

Submitted to reporter Jenny Hannson of KOIN-TV. Hi Jenny, Because you are a health reporter, I hope you will peruse our website which is dedicated to sobriety education and maintenance. Our mission is to honor the memory of my sister Laura who died at 46 because of...

What could have saved Laura?

Submitted to My Oregon Blog What Could Have Saved Laura? My sister Laura died June 13, 1999 from a perforated ulcer, the result of a quarter century of hard drinking. I never successfully helped her want to conquer or coexist with her disease of alcoholism. We were a...

Message to Geraldo Rivera

Geraldo Rivera is a national television show personality. His audience is substantial, and I’d like to to share my sister’s story with as many individuals as possible. Our mission continues to be making Laura’s memory matter. Dear Geraldo, You have an opportunity in...