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HERO: Mahwah Police Officer's Bone Marrow Donation Saves Life Of Woman With Leukemia HERO: Mahwah Police Officer's Bone Marrow Donation Saves Life Of Woman With Leukemia
Hero: Mahwah Police Officer's Bone Marrow Donation Saves Life Of Woman With Leukemia Talk about public service: The side effects were rough, but new Mahwah Police Officer Michael Dombroski eagerly donated bone marrow for a transplant that saved the life of a woman with leukemia. Dombroski, who transferred to the department from Carlstadt earlier this year, was donating blood while attending the Bergen County Police Academy when he decided in December 2016 to submit a buccal swab for DNA testing for possible entrance into the blood donor program at Hackensack University Medical Center, Police Chief James N. Batelli said. “A short while ago he was contacted by medical profess…