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A husband’s legacy lives on helping families and kids deal with loss and grief.
When I met David, the love of my life, he said something very startling to me. He told me he didn’t think he would live past age 40. His words…
From Occupied Poland to Asbury Park, NJ – An Author is Born at 80
I begin my book, Goat in the Attic, with a note about my Mamusia, Aunt Katherine. . . As a child, I always thought Aunt Katherine was my Mother. I called her Mamusia, in…
On a Mission to Help Survivors of Violent Crimes.
I’ve lived in Monmouth County, New Jersey, my entire life. My daughter, Kiersten, was born the day after I turned 20. I was young, single and unprepared but I had a lot of support from…
An Accidental Tour Guide to the Arctic
I’ve taken the scenic route through, well, just about everything in my life! I was married for about 5 minutes in my 20’s (his folks lived in a castle in Portugal, what was a girl…
An Entrepreneur with A Compassionate Mission
I worked for many years at large advertising agencies for a variety of clients such as IBM, American Express, Quaker Oats and South African Airways. Together with a Columbia professor and other social scientists, we…
The Light in 9/11
My daughter Jen hadn’t been feeling well so I took her to school a little late that day. She had just started 2nd grade in our quiet little New Jersey town. I got home a…
Providing Hope for Others After Devastating Personal Tragedies
In 2012, I was at the height of my career, headlining at Chico’s House of Jazz; a premiere venue in New Jersey for jazz artists. It was a sold-out show. The love of my life…
From Voiceless to a Voice for Others
Every woman has a story in her heart. She deserves a voice to share that story. As a young child, I was silenced by sexual abuse. It took me 54 years to find my voice….
Surviving Life Passages Leads to A Career of Compassion
At the age of 38, I was single and living a kind of fast and loose restaurant industry life in Long Island, New York. I had just bought a house and moved in on a…
Childhood Trauma Leads to Advocating for Children with Differing Abilities
On the first day of summer vacation, when I was six years old, I was playing with Barbie dolls at my best friend’s house. When I left to walk home, I was hit by a…
Surviving the Domestic Abuse That Nearly Killed Her
When I met my first husband, I was a 19-year-old college student, book smart, full of compassion and a peacemaker from birth. He was a broken man with no familial support to speak of and…
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