Saving Jenny

Vivian Percy, Esq., (a nom de plume) received her J.D. from the NYU School of Law and worked as an attorney at a global law firm, headquartered in Manhattan. In addition to receiving a citation from the firm for having devoted a significant number of hours to pro bono work, early on she was an intake assistant on the research floor of Cornell Hospital, NYC, during the height of the AIDS crisis. Deeply concerned about her friends suffering from HIV/AIDS, she arranged for a physician expert HIV/AIDS research presentation at Hunter College to share insights and encourage further medical progress. Percy also cared for her mother with Alzheimer’s Disease for 14 years, navigating all aspects of patient management and joining in efforts to promote government support for at-home supervision. As a single parent, she never gave up, with the help of God, fighting for the life of her daughter, whose story is the focus of Saving Jenny, and whose courage, honesty, and love inspire her mother every day. Anna Badini, LCSW, PhD, earned her doctorate from NYU’s program in Clinical Social Work and has been in practice for 20 years, 10 of which as a Psychotherapist and Supervisor at a Child Guidance Center and part of a Sexual Abuse Investigative Team. She trained at the Institute of NPAP, holds membership in the Connecticut Society for Psychoanalytic Psychologists, and is a published author. Dr. Badini collaborated to ensure the accuracy of descriptions of therapeutic practices within psychiatric/rehab institutions and the flaws in the current mental health/substance abuse model.