March 4, 2016
“Nancy Gershman Brings Light to Families During Their Darkest Hours”
NY1 News featured VNSNY Haven Hospice volunteer Nancy Gershman and Haven social worker Maureen Gillard, in a New Yorker of the Week segment. The feature story spotlights the added compassion and care that VNSNY Haven patients and their families receive as memory artist Nancy Gershman sits bedside with them and listens as they share special memories and she then creates a “Dreamscape” that celebrates life and provides a lasting memory. This segment aired several times, reaching approximately 4.5 million viewers. The website receives 284,000 unique monthly visitors.
NY1 News’s John Schiumo filed the following report.
Watch it here: