Support Connection, Inc. announces the selection of two Walk Ambassadors for their 20th Anniversary Support-A-Walk on Sunday, October 5, 2014 (rain or shine) at FDR Park, Route 202, Yorktown Heights, NY. This annual event is held to bring attention to the needs of people affected by breast and ovarian cancer and to raise funds for Support Connection’s free […]
Author Archive: Celeste Baccari
44 Ways to Make the Day of Someone With Cancer
By Elana Miller, MD Reprinted from: Huffington Post On December 17, 2013 I went to the ER for what I presumed was walking pneumonia (as a physician, I’m good at misdiagnosing myself) only to find out I had a giant tumor in my chest that could have killed me within weeks. Immediately I was admitted […]
Peekskill Teen Wins Tee Shirt Design Contest
18 year old Peekskill resident Lindsey Torres has been selected as the winner of the tee-shirt design contest for Support Connection’s 20th Anniversary Support-A-Walk for Breast and Ovarian Cancer. The Support-A-Walk, which will take place on Sun. Oct. 5 at FDR Park in Yorktown Heights, was founded by local residents to bring attention to the […]
Support Connection announces new video
(Published by Yorktown-Somers Patch.com) Support Connection is pleased to announce their newly created video “Help and Hope for People Living with Breast and Ovarian Cancer,” which is featured on the home page of their new website www.supportconnection.org. The video is an inspiring and moving portrayal of how Support Connection’s free services make a difference in the […]