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North Jersey Rallies Around Teacher Facing Hardest Challenge North Jersey Rallies Around Teacher Facing Hardest Challenge
North Jersey Rallies Around Teacher Facing Hardest Challenge Sharon Governale has been battling health issues her entire life. But now she faces her toughest battle. In May, Governale underwent emergency spinal surgery after an infection traveled to her spinal cord. While the surgery was successful, her spinal column suffered severe damage, rendering her a quadriplegic. She currently uses a motorized wheelchair.  Governale has rheumatoid arthritis, has had two hip replacements and battled thyroid cancer. Her health challenges haven't stopped her from working as a preschool special education teacher for the last 18 years and having a three-year-o…

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by Sam Barron
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Bergenfield Quadriplegic Stands Strong 18 Years After Freak Accident Bergenfield Quadriplegic Stands Strong 18 Years After Freak Accident
Bergenfield Quadriplegic Stands Strong 18 Years After Freak Accident Lauren LaPorta of Butler isn't even on the treadmill and she's already shaking.  The 30-year-old had just hoisted herself out of her motorized wheelchair and ever-so slowly climbed the stairs up to the second level of Retro Fitness of Hackensack. All that was left for her to do was step onto the machine. Her legs are quivering. Her back is hunched. She doesn't know if she's going to make it this time. "I don't know what's wrong with me today," said LaPorta, several minutes into her second failed attempt at stepping onto the belt. Halfway there.Cecilia Levine While such a setback woul…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Bergenfield Quadriplegic Survived Stabbing By Ex-Husband; Van Needed Bergenfield Quadriplegic Survived Stabbing By Ex-Husband; Van Needed
Bergenfield Quadriplegic Survived Stabbing By Ex-Husband; Van Needed Kathy Moore woke up in her Hackensack apartment and immediately felt wet. Her body was weak and numb. Someone was hitting her in the head. As she came to, she felt wetness coming down her face and neck. The man causing her pain was her husband, now-ex, repeatedly stabbing her all over her body with a hunting knife, she said. Wednesday, March 14 was 21 years since the incident that left Moore  of Bergenfield a quadriplegic -- hospitalized with 21 stab wounds.  Her son, too, as the man she once loved also turned the knife on him, she said. Moore knew the only way to recover was to keep go…

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by Cecilia Levine