The Story of 16 Balloons By Lorna Oppedisano | Photography by Alice G. Patterson “Life was normal.” This is how Tracey Burkey, two-year breast cancer survivor and 30-year Visit Syracuse staff member, begins the story of her fight with breast...
Month: September 2017
Causes
Hopeful Grateful Strong
The Caregiver By Amy Lowe This story is an excerpt from “Hopeful — Grateful — Strong,” a collection of survivor stories from the YMCA of Greater Syracuse’s cancer support programs. I have always been a caregiver. I took care of...
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Mona Smart & Diane Pluff
Hope to Hear By Riley Bunch | Photography by Mary Grace Johnson For the first five years of her twin daughters’ lives, Mona Smart had no idea they were living with a hearing disability. The girls, Genevieve and Laila, excelled...
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Kathy Conese
Loving Each Day By Kathryn Walsh | Photography by Alexis Emm Some teachers dread September. Kathy Conese looks forward to it. She adores her job, teaching kindergarten at Allen Road Elementary School in North Syracuse. After working as a software...
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LeaAnn Fuller
The Path to a Fuller Life By Jasmine Gomez | Photography by Mary Grace Johnson Before teaching other women how to live a Fuller Life — the name of her career, life and relationship-coaching business— owner LeaAnn Fuller first had...
