Hempfield
townlively.com
FEBRUARY 16, 2022
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL XXXVII • NO 45
Project Lifesaver Comes To Troop J Lancaster
A Cancer Warrior BY COURTNEY MENGEL
orn and raised in the Manheim Central area, Niki Lannigan is a daughter, a wife, a mother, and a breast cancer survivor. In 2019, Lannigan kept having a reoccurring dream in which she had cancer. This dream served as a catalyst for Lannigan to make an appointment to have tests and exams done. When she arrived at her home after having a mammogram at UPMC, Lannigan received a phone call from UPMC, notifying her that she had to return the next day for a biopsy. It was then that Lannigan was diagnosed with Stage III breast cancer. Over the past two and a half years, Lannigan has endured eight rounds of chemotherapy, a double mastectomy, three surgeries, 20 more rounds of chemotherapy and immunology treatments, and 28 radiation sessions. She went into “warrior mode” during her cancer treatments by shaving some of her hair and tattooing the breast cancer awareness symbol on the left side of her head. As of May 17, 2021, Lannigan is cancer-free. “God has provided many miracles for me,” noted Lannigan. “I would like to thank my husband, Rob; my parents, Nancy and Dan; my children, Mattie and Nick; Father Hector from Greek Annunciation Orthodox Church; my friend and oncologist Dr. Latif; and all that have prayed for me.” At the time of her diagnosis, Lannigan was running an aesthetics center in Linglestown. While there, she removed branding tattoos from victims of trafficking. She was then recruited by a medicine spa in Lititz, where she was receiving her treatments. Soon after Lannigan decided to join the team in Lititz, the COVID-19 pandemic shut down the spa. She kept asking herself, “How can I continue to help people?” The answer came
BY COURTNEY MENGEL
Trooper Kelly Osborne, a resident of Strasburg Township, has worked in Lancaster County since 2000. Over the years, she has developed friendships with several local police officers, state troopers, and employees of municipal departments, which is why she was surprised that she had never heard about Project Lifesaver until 2019. That year, Kelly decided to put her father, Courtney Osborne, in an assisted living facility because his dementia had worsened. Prior to that, Courtney had wandered at least twice, and on one occasion, he got lost while driving and was found in Delaware County. On Oct. 18, 2019, Kelly received a voicemail at work from a sheriff. See Project Lifesaver pg 5
INSIDE THIS ISSUE Business Directory . . . . . .2 Sports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 “Spring Swing” Event Slated . . . . . . . . . . .5 Genesis Aesthetics model Delian Figueroa (left) and owner Niki Lannigan hosted a launch party for Genesis Aesthetics in November 2021.
to Lannigan on LinkedIn, where a woman from Penn Medicine recruited her to work in plastic surgery. Lannigan spent about eight months working there until September 2021, when she tested positive for COVID-19 and was forced to resign due to her health. From her radiation treatments, her
right lung was damaged, and there was too much risk working in a building where there were many ill patients. After posting on Facebook about her resignation, Lannigan received numerous job offers, but only one offer caught her attention. A couple of women Lannigan used to work with proposed
that Lannigan open her own practice in a private room located in their massage therapy office, Tensegrity Treatment. And that was how Genesis Aesthetics was born. Located at 1890 State St., East Petersburg, Genesis Aesthetics and Tensegrity Treatment provide See Niki Lannigan pg 3
House Of Worship . . . . . . .6 Classifieds . . . . . . . . . . . .6 What A Girl Wants To Do . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
scan this code for more local news
GOT CHERRIES?
Look for our “Apple of the Week” 99¢ lb.
& Mon.-Sat. 8-6
717-872-9311 follow us on Facebook
• Cherry Cider • Concentrate • Dried • Frozen • Chocolate • Pies • Cookies
400 Long Lane At Marticville Rd. (Rts. 741 & 324S)
www.cherryhillorchards.com
R080852
HEART Healthy!
PRSRT STD ECRWSS U.S. Postage Paid Engle Printing Co
POSTMASTER: PLEASE DELIVER FEB. 16, 2022
Postal Patron
HEM
B