Appreciating others helps Annie Taylor and her family juggle the stresses of the pandemic By Emma Vallelunga Photos by Alice G. Patterson When it feels like you have a million problems to solve and a thousand responsibilities to...
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A lesson learned – After nearly losing her life, Kristin Rubino becomes tireless advocate for heart health education
By Emma Vallelunga SYRACUSE – If Kristin Rubino didn’t listen to her heart, she would not be alive today. Her passion for women’s heart health awareness began with a life-threatening experience that allowed her to educate and relate to thousands...
Farah Jadran: An Attitude of Gratitude
SWM’s founding editor Farah Jadran reflects on the gift of giving back. By Sarah Tietje-Mietz, Photos by Alice G. Patterson More accustomed to breaking news and asking the questions, finding herself the subject of a story took journalist and anchor...
‘You never get over it, but you can get through it’
After losing child to suicide, Lisa and David Craig turn to raising awareness for teenage mental health By Emma Vallelunga Lisa and David Craig are the parents who did everything they could. Their daughter Corey couldn’t see a world...
Dr. Indu Gupta: Helping Heal Onondaga County
By Emma Vallelunga Photo by Alice G. Patterson When the world is in crisis, we need more than just Superman. In times like these, the heroes we seek wear full-body gowns, N95 masks and face shields. But in Syracuse, physicians...

