Celebration of Sisters: It Is Never Too Late To Grieve [Paperback]

Losing two sisters forever changed her. There is no one like a sister. Judy Lipson will remain the middle of three sisters.

At a tender age of 25, Judy faced the loss of her younger sister Jane in an automobile accident, and nine years later the loss of her older sister Margie after a 20-year battle with anorexia and bulimia. Who was Judy now without her sisters? Margie and Jane were her anchors. Judy suppressed the grief for thirty years and speed through the next three decades taking care of family.

In 2011, Judy took the journey to grieve, one of the most challenges pieces of her life, but the best gift she gave herself. Skating remained the chord pulling her full circle to her beloved sisters in a sport they shared, and the happiest memories. To honor Margie and Jane, Judy founded Celebration of Sisters, an annual ice-skating fundraiser benefiting Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. Gliding on the smooth ice surface, Judy feels Margie and Jane with her, whispering in her ear, as she performs saying, “You’ve got this.” The shy middle sister is performing before a large audience.

This is a story of love, grief, sisters, and honoring our cherished ones.,

"Judy's story is moving, from the the time she was a young woman up until now, building such strength through family tragedy. So inspiring!" —Randy Gardner, Two-time Olympian, U.S. World Pair Champion

 

"Author Judy Lipson shares with her reader beautiful, poignant family memories that bring tears and smiles and ultimately presents a story of survival and yearning for better days. Judy's book will touch your heart from beginning to end and inspire with the simple message, out of loss and despair there is hope." —Joanne Vassallo Jamrosz, author of the Skating Forward series