JD Vance Celebrates Mother's Sobriety at White House

Vice President JD Vance celebrated his mother, Beverly Aikins, for achieving ten years of sobriety with a ceremony in the White House's Roosevelt Room. The celebration, attended by family and friends, was a promise Vance made during his 2024 Republican National Convention speech. Aikins, who has struggled with addiction, a story detailed in Vance's memoir 'Hillbilly Elegy', received a medallion marking her decade of recovery. Throughout her journey, Aikins, a nurse, returned to work at a recovery center, helping those with addiction issues. Vance expressed immense pride in his mother's achievements, noting her impact on the recovery community. Aikins' journey to sobriety began after overcoming a serious addiction to opioids and heroin, which had roots in her early experiences with prescription painkillers.