Podcasts

Woman Around Town’s Editor Charlene Giannetti and writers for the website talk with the women and men making news in New York, Washington, D.C., and other cities around the world. Thanks to Ian Herman for his wonderful piano introduction.

Life After You: What Your Death from Drugs Leaves Behind

Episode 6: Linda Lajterman Talks About Life After You and 19 Daniel Highway

02/12/2018

Linda Lajterman wrote Life After You: What Your Death from Drugs Leaves Behind after her son, Danny died of a drug overdose. She hoped to prevent other families from losing a loved one because of the opioid/heroin epidemic. Her family’s story is the inspiration for the film, 19 Daniel Highway, now in development. Linda talks about her family, the book, and the film in this podcast.

WAT-CAST: Linda Lajterman Talks About Life After You and 19 Daniel Highway

02/12/2018

Four years ago this month, Linda Lajterman’s son, Danny, died from a drug overdose. A month after his death, she wrote a Facebook post warning other families to be more vigilant. Her message was clear: “If it could happen to my family, it could happen to yours.” The response was overwhelming. She received messages not only from her New Jersey community, but also from people all over the world, a signal that the drug epidemic was widespread. She wrote a book, Life After You: What Your Death from Drugs Leaves Behind, which she hoped would scare teens and young adults to stay away from drugs. Once again, she heard from many people who credited the book with turning around many lives. The Lajterman’s experience is the inspiration of a feature film, 19 Daniel Highway, which will be directed by George Valencia, and star David Zayas, Florencia Lozano, and Judy Reyes. Charlene Giannetti, who published Linda’s book through her company, WAT-AGE Publishing, talks with Linda in this podcast interview. Click to listen.  If you’d like to make a tax deductible donation to the film, click here.