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Judy Lipson

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Sibling Loss, Memoir, Figure Skating

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Judy Lipson is the middle of three who sadly lost two sisters who were her constant, champions, and competitors. After suppressing the grief for thirty years, skating became the pivotal force bringing Judy full circle back her sisters in a sport the Lipson sisters shared and founded Celebration of Sisters, an annual ice-skating fundraiser to commemorate the lives and memories of her beloved sisters Margie and Jane to benefit Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, MA.

The journey transformed Judy from the shy, middle, introverted sister to perform on the ice, and share her story in speaking as the keynote for The Bereaved Parents USA National Conference, providing workshops at The Compassionate Friends National Conference, and contribut ...more

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Sisters' Hearts Forever

Please join me in a new initiative, Sisters’ Hearts Forever.
Let’s come together in being a sister and sharing our sisters whom we hold close to our hearts forever.
I am grateful for support of individuals who read my memoir and shared stories of sisters both living and deceased. Sisters fortunate with living sisters, took stock in themselves, and afforded them an opportunity to take the time to Read more of this blog post »

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