Strangers helped Megan Cohen find her way out of addiction. Now the Bucks County woman is reaching out to others in Philadelphia's Kensington neighborhood, where she wallowed in her addiction.
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It took many twists and turns for Megan Cohen to find the grace she needed to bring her life back from the brink. I ve been in over 70 treatment centers. I ve been homeless in different states, she said.
Cohen says nothing compares to the time she spent homeless on the streets of Kensington, Philadelphia. There s trash everywhere, there s people everywhere, like, I was sleeping in abandoned buildings, she said. It s so out of control that they can t really get any law and order out there. So, it s like a free-for-all.
Under the weight of a soaked blanket, Megan Cohen inched her way, on foot, along a stretch of Interstate 95 in Philadelphia, the rain beating against her frail body.
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About Danielle: I was born and raised in the Delaware Valley, and am incredibly proud to work for the newspaper I grew up reading as a kid in Levittown. I graduated from Conwell-Egan Catholic and Temple University, and began my tenure at the paper in college as a news clerk some 24 years ago. Five years ago, I was named news director of the Burlington County Times, where I spent most of my reporting career. In 2017, I came home to the Courier Times and am now Eastern Pa. regional news director. I beat cancer at 40, enjoy bad reality TV, love to travel and, most of all, adore my big Cuban-Irish family. I m passionate about local news and feel privileged to work in our community.