By Tracey Burkey Life was good! My husband and I married in August 2014. My youngest son was a sophomore in high school and all our adult kids were healthy and thriving. We were also proud grandparents to a beautiful...
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Earnestine Williams
Paying Strength Forward By Lorna Oppedisano | Photography by Alice G. Patterson On Dec. 7, 2011, Earnestine Williams treated herself to an annual birthday present: a trip to the doctor’s office for a mammogram. Soon after, she missed a few...
Benedicte Doran
Facing the Unplanned By Jamie Jenson | Photography by Paul Carmen Viggiano Benedicte Doran is a planner. Whether it’s at her job as an event planner for John Katko for Congress or at home managing the many activities in which...
Fight Cancer Fest of CNY
Join the Fight for Hope Mark your calendars for the inaugural Fight Cancer Fest of CNY on May 5 at the New York State Fairgrounds, a family-friendly event that evolved from Relay for Life events. We talked with Rebecca Flint,...
Tracey Burkey
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...