Maria Ragucci
After graduating from Williams College in 1978 with degrees in Biology and Russian, Maria spent a year teaching English in Kurume, Japan. She went on to receive her J.D. from Harvard Law School and embarked on a legal career in New York City.
One year into her career, at age 27, she was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. After undergoing a splenectomy, she was treated with mantle and abdominal radiation. She resumed her legal career and retired fourteen years later when her son was born.
Maria has experienced numerous late effects and is grateful to be a long-term survivor. She lives with her husband in Rye, NY where she continues to study Russian and is active in environmental advocacy.