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NATIONAL MS SOCIETY...ONE THING PEOPLE WITH MS CAN COUNT ON news bulletin 
Dateline: March 28, 2002 Chapter Member, Jean Griswold, Featured in New Book: Women of Spirit: Stories of Courage From the Women Who Lived Them The Greater Delaware Valley Chapter is pleased to announce that Jean Griswold, a local chapter member and entrepreneur, is featured in the new book, Women of Spirit, by Katherine Martin, the second in the author’s People Who Dare series. Women of Spirit tells the stories of 37 inspirational, courageous women who followed their own inner dreams and have made, and continue to make, a positive difference in the world. Despite her ongoing battle with multiple sclerosis, Jean is the founding director and chief executive officer of GRISWOLD SPECIAL CARE, a multimillion-dollar company that provides health care services for the elderly, the disabled and children with special needs. She also serves as the director of the SPECIAL CARE Foundation, which provides funds to those in need of home care who cannot afford the service. “I live a ridiculously remarkable life,” says Jean. “I am physically capable of doing almost nothing. Yet, I have managed to do a great deal.” To accomplish so much, Jean has drawn on her remarkable experiences as a pastor’s wife, teacher, guidance counselor, and geriatric social worker, as well as her degrees in business management and economics, counseling and her studies in geriatrics. She added this wealth of knowledge and experience to “the cornerstone of two lifelong dreams: to be a businesswomen and to help others.” GRISWOLD SPECIAL CARE has made providing reliable truly caring nurse’s aides, homemakers and companions of the highest quality at the most reasonable rates its mission. In doing so, SPECIAL CARE found a niche and became a recognized authority in the home health care field. The achievements of Jean and SPECIAL CARE have been recognized in Forbes, Entrepreneur and Success magazines as well as on the Today show. In addition, Jean has been locally and nationally recognized including honors as one of Pennsylvania’s Best 50 Women in Business and as a Woman of Vision; Rutgers’s University’s Hall of Distinguished Alumni and received a tribute from former Pennsylvania Governor Casey for bringing “joy and hope to countless people.” In Women of Spirit, Jean joins other courageous women in telling their stories: where they started, how they fulfilled their dreams and who inspired them. The book is described as, “a remarkable journey…stories that go to the heart… and an inspiration to be everything you were meant to be.” Jean is speaking and signing books at throughout the spring months at locations including the following: Thursday, April 11, 7:30 p.m. Borders Books
and Music Thursday, June 13, 7:30 p.m. Borders For more information, please contact Susan Rehr at 215-412-2943 or email her at srehr@bordersstores.com. |
