SANDUSKY — It’s been eight years since Keli Clark lost her oldest daughter, Noelle.

“Noelle was very independent, very adventurous, and there wasn't anything she was ever afraid to do. She also took her role as the eldest of seven very serious,” said Clark.

Noelle passed away at the age of 35 from an accidental overdose in 2017, leaving behind two twin boys.

“There's been times my grandson Hunter says, 'I can’t wait to go to Heaven,' and I ask, 'Why would you say that?' and he says, 'Because my mom's there, and we talk about how pretty it is in Heaven,'” said Clark.

Clark became the legal guardian for her grandsons after they lost both parents to an overdose. The twins are a part of an estimated 47,000 children in Ohio who lost one or both parents to an opioid overdose between 2006 and

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