In this article, Peer Counselor Andrea Karl, who co-facilitates our Book Club, shares what our Book Club means to her and the other women who participate. She’s discovered it’s a perfect excuse to indulge in a beloved pastime while enjoying conversation, companionship and escape. I am a reader. Always have been, always will be. Since […]
(Published by The Somers Record) By Brian Donnelly for The Somers Record. Photo courtesy of Debra Wolf. When leaving the house, Debra Wolf always makes sure she has her keys, wallet and a bag of brochures from Support Connection. The retired nurse and 39-year Granite Springs resident often hands them out, hoping to connect women […]
(Published by the Northern Westchester Examiner) By Rick Pezzullo, Northern Westchester Examiner. Photos courtesy of the Werner family. A few months before she died in 2012 from breast cancer, Marci Werner expressed her gratitude for the help she and her family received from Support Connection in a fundraising appeal to friends in advance of that […]
Do you see me? Do you know who I am? I see you smiling but I don’t know you. If I had taken but a moment to look past your smile: I would know that you are on a journey; which includes a battle with a chronic illness. Is […]