After 10 years modeling in Europe, Patty Sylvia found a love for medical social work

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Patty putting on lipstick 1987. [Courtesy of Pamela Hanson Photography]
Current photo of Patty. [Courtesy of Patty Sylvia’s Facebook]

My FaceTime call connects and Patty’s face greets me with a warm smile. It’s late evening and she is in the middle of filling out documentation for a patient visit she had that day. Patty Sylvia is a medical social worker; she works for Hope Hospice in Bristol, RI, but this hasn’t always been her career.

At 21 years old, Sylvia left for London on her first international flight hoping the modeling agent she was about to meet would like her.

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  1. sophiesmrcka March 12, 2020 / 5:40 pm

    I love this article! I find it so engaging and interesting. You picked a really good person to write the article on, and you did a really good job at mixing information and her actual emotions. The quotes are well done, and I just felt really invested reading it. Good job!

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