She walked into the house with big “hellos” for everyone. Not that Joyce Lawson particularly wanted to be back at Kevin Guest House. A return to the grand Victorian on Ellicott Street meant that her husband, Craig, was back at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center facing more complications from his treatment for bladder cancer. But...Continue Reading
It was 1968 when Christine Shaffer first came to Buffalo. The native of Erie, Pa. arrived to attend secretarial school for one year at Bryant & Stratton College. She stayed in Buffalo, working at Roswell Park as a medical secretary until 1975 when her career took a turn in the American Foreign Service. But in...Continue Reading
Respite for the caregiver – Sheran and Ken Lawton Sheran Lawton was curled up on the couch in the living room. The comfy couch. That was important. She needed that feeling of home, of being enveloped in the softness and warmth of that familiar piece of furniture. Sheran was exhausted. She had gone “over the...Continue Reading
It’s called Affaire of the Heart, aptly so for many reasons, but in 2018 it was particularly meaningful as the Kaleida Health Foundation presented a gift of $100,000 to Kevin Guest House as part of the campaign to open the Russell J. Salvatore Hospitality House. Carol Horton, vice president of the Kaleida Health Foundation, was...Continue Reading
Kathy was ready for the hockey game, complete with her scarf featuring the red and white maple leaf of the Canadian Flag. She made no apologies cheering for the Montreal Canadiens, despite the fact the Buffalo Sabres were hosting her and several others from Kevin Guest House for the late October game in KeyBank Center....Continue Reading
The information was overwhelming. Donna Eastwood was dealing with the reality of her diagnosis — multiple myeloma, a blood cancer — and all that her extensive regime at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center would entail. The thick packet she sifted through after meeting with her doctor was filled with information about her disease and treatment...Continue Reading
It was the early 1980s when Ann Noble’s daughter was attending the University at Buffalo. She knew that Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center had a renowned breast clinic, so she thought what better place to get her annual mammogram. Living in Binghamton at the time, she would make the seven-hour round-trip drive in one day....Continue Reading
Timothy Vaeth is this year’s recipient of the Kevin Garvey Award, presented by the Kevin Guest House. He will receive the honor at the 26th Annual Affaire of the Heart on Friday, Nov. 2 at the historic Buffalo Club. Vaeth, project executive at The Pike Company and a former board member at Kevin Guest House,...Continue Reading
Life as they knew it changed for Gary McKinley and his wife, LeRhea, in 2007. That’s when the couple from Skaneateles, N.Y., received the diagnosis — Gary had multiple myeloma, a cancer of the plasma cells which helps fight off infection and the second most common blood cancer. Gary received nine months of chemotherapy in...Continue Reading
Life Lessons: The Dinnar Family by Julia Dinnar We’re from Lakewood, NY. Our son Rowan is 2 1/3 and will be 3 in September. Josh and I both went to school in Alfred for ceramics and have been working to buy a house for the past few years to start a studio/ business. Then last...Continue Reading
