Photographs by Victor Llorente
CHERYL LEFKOVITS
Entrepreneur,
Upper East Side
What time was your
appointment?
12:15 a.m. I was not
thrilled about coming
down here in the middle
of the night, but it was
the only appointment
available. I got it because
a friend of mine’s son is
super-savvy on the
computer. She called me
last Friday night at 11:30
and said, “Call my son,
Drew. He’s going to get it
for you.” And he did.
Did it hurt?
Let me tell you, it was
nothing compared to
chemo. My story is this:
My husband died in May
- July 2018, I was
diagnosed with triple-
negative breast cancer.
I went through chemo,
surgery, a lumpectomy,
and radiation—all of
it all alone. I was bald.
That was fine; hair grows.
Really. So last January,
my hair was growing
back, an
myself, go
out and resume life.
Well, you know what
happened then. But now
I’m cancer free.
the look book goes toA 24/7VaccinationCenterWe chatted with people who got late-
night appointments—between 8 p.m.
and 2 a.m.—at 125 Worth Street.
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