After her daughters death, Gayle never wanted to hear or speak the word "disability" again. However, less than a year later an opportunity arose that compelled her to follow her instincts. She was invited to speak to a group of parents at the UCLA department of intervention about her experiences as a mother of a child with cerebral palsy. The parents and Gayle all realized in that moment how important it was to have someone understand exactly what they all had experienced. That experience served as a catalyst for Gayle's rebirth. Gayle worked at UCLA as a volunteer counselor for three years. Thus began Dana's Legacy.

Gayle's first hand experience as a parent of a child with severe disabilities led her to develop a specific expertise in the area of counseling and providing educational services to other families of children with disabilities. She has worked with children and adolescents with disabilities and has been a speaker at many groups such as the Down Syndrome Parent Group, Parents of Tourette's Syndrome, and United Cerebral Palsy to mention a few.

Starting in her home town in Los Angeles, she had a private practice with families and their children with disabilities. She was the creator and director of the non-sectarian, early intervention program for infants and toddlers with disabilities at the Stephen S. Wise Temple. Since 1979 she has been a group facilitator for parents of children with disabilities. She was a vendor and consultant to the California regional centers. She provided liason support to parents as a referral resource in assisting them locate appropriate services for their children. Gayle also served as an advocate for parents at fair hearings to help them secure their rights in receiving these services. She published many articles addressing the needs of families with children with disabilities.

When she moved to San Diego in 1993, Gayle designed and presented a two-day seminar at UCSD, titled Building the Relationship between Professional and Parents of Disabled Children which addressed the problems existing between parents and teachers. In 1995, she designed an inclusion program at the Lawrence Family Jewish Community Center which became the pilot project for Kids Included Together, which was later founded in 1997 and which became Dana's ultimate legacy.

She is now retired in San Diego but still facilitates parent groups. Her most recent project is her published book, Dana's Legacy: From Heartbreak to Healing, the story inspired by her daughters life and death.