Ysabel Giacalone, Breast Cancer Survivor
She has short black hair, dark vivacious eyes, and a big toothy smile. Her lively appearance and energetic movements admit to none of the struggles she has faced these past few years. And there have been many. Ysabel Giacalone is a forty-two-year old woman who is fighting breast cancer—for the second time. As she sits across me with her pink computer, we talk about how we both love the color ... [read more]
Eileen Haag, President of San Diego Women’s Foundation
Sometimes something happens in our lives that affect us greatly, and we are inspired to do community service. Maybe your sister gets breast cancer, so you become a breast cancer advocate; maybe your son goes to Afghanistan, so you are inspired to help service members; or maybe you simply hear about a remarkable organization from a friend and are prompted to give a helping hand ... [read more]
Carol Hubbard, the Executive Director at St. Paul’s PACE (Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly)
An elderly woman pushes her walker past the receptionist, but stops when she sees a young lady with a guitar slung over her shoulder leaving. “I am sorry to have missed you. I really love your music. I couldn’t make it because I was in rehab.”
“That’s okay, maybe next time,” the volunteer musician says with a big smile.
A few more seniors exit and some enter .. [read more, pages 13-14]
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