Mother mourns loss of son to fatal fentanyl related overdose
KAMLOOPS — Valdine Wilbur’s world changed in an instant when her only son, Tyler Laybolt, died of a drug overdose in Kamloops on Nov. 6.
Wilbur, who lives in Edmonton, was at a dinner with family when her ex-husband called her with the horrifying news.
“They weren’t sure exactly what it was that he overdosed from at that time,” she said. “My family, as strong as they are, we gathered together at my oldest brother’s place in Spruce Grove and we packed up all of our vehicles and came to Kamloops.”