The Butler girls took dance and swim lessons, and eventually worked as lifeguards at the Montclair YMCA, a point of pride for Lavern. In his free time, Victor worked on his golf swing at the public course in nearby Belleville. Evenings, Lavern cooked dinner while Victor, a teetotaler, mixed cocktails at the Glen Ridge Country Club, where stock analysts and bond traders unwound after their train rides home from Wall Street. Lavern worked days, looking after children more privileged than hers, while Victor got their girls to school and activities. Their three daughters, Bassania, Sarah and Aliyah, did well in school, and the family had a close community centered around their church. The Butlers' rent went up, too, but the family stayed. Coffee shops and apartment buildings with rooftop lounges rose in the South End. The neighborhood had begun to gentrify since the opening of a new, 30-minute direct train service into Manhattan. The wide lawns and mansions of Upper Montclair seemed farther away, but South End still offered access to the same good school system. Ali during the trial of Khalil Wheeler-Weaver, who is charged in the death of their daugter Sarah Butler, 20, of Montclair, photographed in Essex County Superior Court in Newark, NJ on 10/31/19. Parents of Sarah Butler, Victor Butler and Lavern Butler are seen in the court room of Judge Mark S. The Butlers moved to Montclair two decades ago, seeking better opportunities for their three daughters in the racially and economically diverse suburb just west of Newark. The small, simple houses in their 4th Ward neighborhood had more in common with neighboring Orange, the working-class, mostly African-American town where Wheeler-Weaver grew up. Targeting Butler was the killer's "fatal mistake," Assistant Essex County Prosecutor Adam Wells said during the trial. The three other victims - two murdered and one who narrowly escaped - were all sex workers, women on the margins of society, often dismissed by those in authority. Butler, a 20-year-old college student, came from a stable, two-parent household and a community in Montclair that swung into action when she disappeared. "He messed with the wrong girl,” Lavern Butler said at a news conference in December, after a jury declared Wheeler-Weaver guilty. “Sarah was well-loved.” From left, Aliyah Butler, Bassania Daley and Sarah Butler. She is passionate about improving peoples’ ability to cope with the effects of cancer and/or its treatment on their functional capacity and quality of life.Sarah Butler and her sisters at her Sweet Sixteen party. Her goal is for clients to feel heard and empowered to independently manage their conditions. Working with Sarah can help to improve treatment outcomes as well as manage pain and cancer-related fatigue. She has pursued training in Myofascial Release, CranioSacral Therapy, Reiki, and Acupuncture to complement her holistic treatment approach. She loves attending continuing education courses in order to provide evidence-informed care. Prior to that, she received a Bachelor of Science in Human Kinetics at University of Ottawa and a Master of Science in Neuroscience at McGill University. She earned her Master's degree in Physical Therapy at Queen’s University. Sarah is also registered as an Assistive Devices Program (ADP) Authorizer in order to assist people in applying for funding assistance when purchasing compression garments. She is passionate about assisting clients in all stages of their cancer journey through restorative, supportive, preventative and/or palliative interventions.Īs a Certified Lymphedema Therapist (135 training hours of study and training in Complete Decongestive Therapy), Sarah can help to safely and effectively assist patients with lymphatic disorders through Complete Decongestive Therapy (education, manual lymphatic drainage, compression therapy, individualized exercise prescription and self-care strategies). Sarah is a registered physiotherapist with post graduate training and clinical experience in cancer rehabilitation, lymphedema therapy, and women’s health.
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