Get to Know: Sail Beyond Cancer
Posted April 30th, 2024
Fern Nibauer-Cohen
Suzanne Johnson was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2010. An active single mother of three young children, Suzanne was used to multitasking as she was a serial entrepreneur and was well known in her community of Burlington, VT as a realtor, restauranter and aerobics instructor. During her eight years of treatment, she went through some […]
MLK Day: A Day Of Service-Perhaps Setting The Table For Years For Service
Posted January 15th, 2018
Christina Bach, MSW, LCSW, OSW-C
Today is Martin Luther King Jr. day. Unlike others, I’m working today. Some see this as an extra federal holiday and day off. But in recent years, there has been a push to make meaning out of this day in the eyes of Reverend King by making it a national day of service. When I […]
A New Life’s Work: A Multiple Myeloma Story
Posted March 17th, 2017
Christina Bach, MSW, LCSW, OSW-C
“Your bones are moth eaten.” That was Michael’s introduction to multiple myeloma. Just a few days earlier, he had taken a trip down the shore with his family. While body surfing, he got pummeled by a wave. It had happened before; he didn’t think much of it. But pain in his neck persisted. He rested. […]
Giving Tuesday 2016
Posted November 28th, 2016
Christina Bach, MSW, LCSW, OSW-C
It’s a busy week for special days. Thursday: Thanksgiving, Friday: Black Friday, Saturday: Small business Saturday, Monday: Cyber Monday, and finally, Tuesday: Giving Tuesday. After so many days of stuffing our faces, entertaining family, and overspending, Giving Tuesday shifts the focus from gluttony and spending to giving as a holiday tradition. Let’s not forget to […]
7 Tips for Giving Smart on #givingtuesday
Posted November 25th, 2015
Christina Bach, MSW, LCSW, OSW-C
It’s a busy week for special days. Thursday: Thanksgiving, Friday: Black Friday, Saturday: Small business Saturday, Monday: Cyber Monday, and finally, Tuesday: Giving Tuesday. After so many days of stuffing our faces, entertaining family, and overspending, Giving Tuesday shifts the focus from gluttony and spending to giving as a holiday tradition. Let’s not forget to […]
Adam Goodwin
Posted September 21st, 2015
Bob Riter
Everyone who has been treated for cancer has been through difficult weeks and months. I always tell people it’s more of a marathon than a sprint. But some people never get to raise their arms at the finish line because they have to keep running. Their personal cancer marathons never end. If perseverance is the […]