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Donata Leskauskaite

Rare Uterine Cancer That Affects September 11th Victims Brought To Light By Inspiring Activist

Today is International Women’s Day, and one lawyer has taken it upon herself to remind all women out there that self-care is just as important as achieving goals and taking care of others while shedding light on her experience surviving 9/11 and opening doors to forgotten victims.

Sara Director lives by her last name’s meaning as a trailblazing lawyer who has taken the responsibility of overseeing thousands of 9/11 victims and changing the way female survivors of the tragedy are treated.

The 46-year-old partner at Barasch & McGarry, an office that happens to be located in the shadows of where the Twin Towers were, has played an important role in getting uterine cancer recognized as the 69th 9/11-related cancer.

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