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In Memoriam: Ricardo “Ricky” Reyes
Posted on August 31, 2022 by Kēphen
My dear friend Ricardo “Ricky” Reyes of Mount Joy, Pennsylvania, passed away tragically on August 20, 2022. He was born on June 21, 1987 and grew up in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, the son of Iris Gomez Lopez and the late Salvador Reyes. He graduated from… Continue Reading “In Memoriam: Ricardo “Ricky” Reyes”
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Out of the Darkness: My Experience with a Mental Health Condition
Posted on September 20, 2018 by Kēphen
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My name is Kephen Merancis and there’s really no easy way to start the conversation that we need to have. It takes a lot of courage to break the wall of silence that stigma builds. It takes at least a little bit of hope… Continue Reading “Out of the Darkness: My Experience with a Mental Health Condition”
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