By Jamie Jenson Photos by Maureen Tricase/Capture Your Moments Tula Goenka was 44 when she got her breast diagnosis. It was 2006, and Tula, a professor in the Television, Radio and Film department at Syracuse University, said there wasn’t...
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FITNESS FORUM: The truth about sugar
By Christie Donato October is the month of apple pies, cider donuts, fancy seasonal lattes (you know the one) and lots of candy, which is why this month I’m writing about sugar. For those of us who struggle to...
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INSPIRE: Stephanie Piston, Domestic Violence Survivor and Advocate
By Sarah Hall Photos by Michael Di Giglio/MDG Images Never ask Stephanie Piston why she didn’t leave her abusive ex-husband sooner. “I hated that question,” Stephanie said. “Hated it, hated it, hated it.” Stephanie was married to a man...
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INSPIRE: Dr. Pamela Murchison, Symphoria, Executive Director
By Jamie Jenson Accepting the position of executive director of Symphoria earlier this year felt like the next logical step for Dr. Pamela Murchison’s career. Her life has always been influenced by music, and from an early age, she...
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REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH: Get the Facts about Ovarian Cancer
BY LISA SOUSOU, PA September is Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month. Although the rate of its diagnosis has decreased over the past two decades, ovarian cancer still has the lowest survival rate of any female cancer, and was responsible for...
