Turchin, Kira

Kira Turchin is a well-respected author, philanthropist, entrepreneur, biomedical engineer, wife, and most importantly, mommy. She is also the founder of the not-for-profit, Betty Cares, Inc., a charity benefitting parents of sick, injured and disabled children. More information can be found at www.BettyCares.org.

With a young child, Joshua, at home, and preg-nant with her second child, Shaina, Kira experienced the untimely death of her mother, Betty. Betty was a heart-filled, joyous and supportive mother to Kira, mother-in-law to Jason, and a doting grandmother, or MomMom, to Kira's