Rebecca Danigelis, an immigrant from England, first visited the YWCA on Clarendon Street in Boston in 1978, after she attended rape counseling sessions.
Five years later, she moved into a low-income apartment there with her two young sons, and eventually was hired as the head housekeeper of the Y’s new hotel on the sixth and seventh floors.
After 38 years of living and working in the same place, at the age of 75, she was let go without cause — and given a year to move out. Rebecca had to rebuild her life after being fired with no savings.
Danigelis felt devastated and lost until her son, Sian-Pierre Regis, decided to help her embrace the adventures that she longed to do but for which she never had the time. He took her on a bucket-list adventure to reclaim her life.
