Jennie L. Kern, mother of Joann K. Long of Bloomfield, turns 100 on May 17.
Long s mom, who lives in her house in Penfield, has weathered a difficult pandemic year, and during it learned how to Skype with her out-of-state children and family, Long said.
After much practice and lots of patience she’s using her iPad to even do online church, Long added. Mom always has a cheerful smile, and our family is so blessed, she said.
Special days for special mom
(Below is a story about Jennie Kern published last year, on May 9, 2020 by Messenger Post Media)
Jennie L. Kern may have worked for a time as a teen at Seabreeze amusement park on Irondequoit Bay in Rochester (although, she admits, she rode the Jack Rabbit roller coaster once and only once because she didn’t like it).
CANANDAIGUA - For Leanne Bossert, the denials began in December 2020. I was shocked, I was scared, and I went away from my other kids and I cried, said Bossert, 38. I didn’t even know it was something that would happen.
Her health insurance company, Excellus BlueCross BlueShield, denied coverage of proton radiation therapy treatment for her two brain tumors. As she admitted in a phone interview, the initial denial was jarring, as she thought the most difficult part of this scenario would be correlating all my records for the treatment, in addition to working out childcare needs for her four children during the six-week treatment.
CANANDAIGUA, NY For Leanne Bossert, the denials began in December 2020. I was shocked, I was scared, and I went away from my other kids and I cried, said Bossert, 38. I didn’t even know it was something that would happen.
Her health insurance company, Excellus BlueCross BlueShield, denied coverage of proton radiation therapy treatment for her two brain tumors. As she admitted in a phone interview, the initial denial was jarring, as she thought the most difficult part of this scenario would be correlating all my records for the treatment, in addition to working out childcare needs for her four children during the six-week treatment.