In the first month of 2020, when no one expected the devastating pandemic ahead, Momo was very good news for Roosevelt Island.
Coler Specialty Hospital hosted a welcoming event. There were T-shirts and a sponsorship waiting for this injection of love going by the name “Momo.”
Here’s our story from one year ago.
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What the Promenade Remembers
A morning walk, a small act, and the quiet difference between what we notice and what we leave behind.
The light on the East River in the early morning is different from the light anywhere else on the Island. It comes in low and sideways, catching the water in long, uneven flashes. On certain days it makes the promenade feel less like a walkway and more like a corridor someone once meant to finish but never quite did. When I was younger I found the suggestion to stop and look at it faintly ridiculous.
Momo is fine. She is cruising the halls of Coler. She visits the offices and units. She takes her long nightly strolls on the island, gets groomed at Pupculture and has weekended in the country so she can do dog stuff. She visits offices and knows that there is always a treat to be found.
It looked like a success from Day One, and she’s one beam of light shining through this year.
Thanks.