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In the summer of 2020, I learned that Niels H. Lauersen M.D., had passed away. Together, he and I had written five well-received books about women's health over a 20-year stretch, however it was not our books but his Icarian rise too close to the sun that earned him the New York Times obituary headline: Niels Lauersen, Fallen Fertility Doctor To The Stars, Dies at 84. My fingers took on a life of their own at the keyboard as I released my memories of a man who was once revered. Thinking about how one man's dramatic rise and fall may resonate with others, I shared my resulting essay, Fame and the Final Chapter: My Co-Author, Myself, with my editor at Chelsea Community News. When shortly thereafter, a contributor researching an article for the Science section of the New York Times, called me to ask, "What was it like to work with him?" I realized that, like a magnet, the complex life of Niels Lauersen continues to draw interest, and from unexpected directions. Fame and the Final Chapter, My Co-Author, Myself was published in ChelseaCommunityNews.com on February 22, 2021—Eileen Stukane
Lori Lieberman helped write "Killing Me Softly With His Song," but never received proper credit. In 2019, with a relaunch of her singing career, she shared with me the real story behind the lyrics -- and it is an eye-opener. Published in NextTribe.com, October 16, 2019
In towns across America, Muslim and Jewish women are quietly gathering to eliminate hate. Here, from NextTribe.com, is my 2018 look into the remarkable story of The Sisterhood of Salaam Shalom, which grew from a 2010 meeting of two women: Sheryl Oltizky, who is Jewish, and Atiya Aftab, who is Muslim. Their goal of bringing women of different faiths together for friendship and understanding has today attracted thousands of women in the USA and internationally.
United just as much by their commitment to peace and equality as their disdain for the bigotry and misogyny of Donald J. Trump, they arrived in far greater numbers than predicted. Shoulder to shoulder with barely an inch of air between them, everyone was smiling...Chelsea Now, January 25, 2017, My coverage of the Women's March on Washington D.C, January 21, 2017
And one year later, my coverage in The Villager, from the NYC Women's March, January 20, 2018:
Nevertheless , they persisted: Women's March Marks One Year of #Resistance
"I Feel Like A Thief"
Going through my mother's possessions after her unexpected passing "I Feel Like A Thief" and wrote about it in the January 14, 2016 Huffington Post. There's no getting around this universal experience. Here's the link:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/eileen-stukane/i-feel-like-a-thief_b_8959078.html
Running on Two Different Tracks
"Eileen's writing is conversational and skillful, gathering insights about her time and place in this world as she brings us along the path of her journey. Heartbreaking loss lives alongside love and survival here in a way that's very real. Her honesty is a gift illuminating the emotional landscape around some very challenging events."
-- Terre Roche, musician, composer, and vocalist www.terreroche.com