Abigail O'Brien

This is my friend Van's mom, and I was so sad to hear the news. I was aware that she was struggling with cancer but this just made me really surprised. I still keep in touch with Van, and I hope that their family will still be able to live a somewhat peaceful life. -Brooklyn

Abbie was a truly wonderful person. I 'met' her when she delivered the most powerful speech that I'd ever witnessed at one of the UConn Health galas using her own personal story to engage a huge audience. She later became a regular visitor to my academic office talking about fund-raising ideas and donors. But our most compelling interactions followed from her reaching out to me when my wife Nancy Petry passed away from the same disease that Abbie had - metastatic breast cancer. These were...

She was a wonderful lady and good friend and loved by all who knew her. She will be greatly missed Richard Lublin