Kim Priatano and Stacey Balkanski from Gilda’s Club in South Florida have a mission: No one has to face Cancer alone! With free, innovated programs Gilda’s Club South Florida for men, women, teens, and children as well as their families and friends who have been touched by cancer, Gilda’s Club is certainly fulfilling their mission where no one has to face a cancer diagnosis alone. Listen in and learn how Kim, Stacey and Gilda’s Club’s innovative programs are creating Healing Ties all around us!
You Might Know Me As The Bow Tie Guy - "Wearing a bow tie is like wearing two smiles."
When people ask me, "why did you create the Whole Care Network"... I always come back to our caregiving experience and how fortunate I was to find resources that helped me and my partner Richard Schiffer manage our caregiving journey. Every caregiver has a story; through our stories, we find validation, resources, and respite to help manage our caregiving day.
We were fortunate to have our story chronicled in a 2015 Pulitzer Prize-nominated 3-part story, “In Sickness and In Health: A Couple’s Final Journey,” which told our journey of caregiving. The story told of the challenges LGBT partners have in dealing with the medical and legal system, but it also told of the love and joy my partner Richard's last years had on our relationship.
