Kin wellness center for Bucks County cancer patients opens this month

Kin, an all-inclusive wellness and support center for local cancer patients, will open Dec. 8 after a year of planning and fundraising.
The Bucks County retreat, formerly known as the Corinne Sikora Wellness & Support Center, is free to patients, their families and caregivers and is supported through community donations.
Located in Furlong, the 5,000-square-foot center features a kitchen-supported nutrition program, a lounge living area, four practitioner rooms, a large event and support group space, a fitness studio, and over 2,200 square feet of outdoor living space with gardens, built-in seating and a labyrinth.
Local resident Corinne Sikora outlined her plan for the non-medical, all-inclusive support center that would become Kin from a hospital bed while battling brain and breast cancer. Sikora died in November 2020, but according to the center’s founders, Kin is not in her memory – it’s because of her vision.

Kin will provide a place where patients can congregate and unplug from day-to-day doctor visits. The retreat’s owners aim to reduce anxiety and stress and help center visitors as they journey through treatment and recovery.
Kin begins onboarding guests Dec. 8 with a soft opening that will extend through the second week of January. Services are set to begin around the same time.
“In February 2021, we announced our intentions via a press release. Then a speculative budget was created that informed our fundraising goals, which were met by July, raising $245,000,” said Keith Fenimore, founding member and executive director of Kin. “In August, we secured our location; renovations began in September; and our doors will open in December. This was no small feat, but it proves that with the support of a strong community, anything is possible.”

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