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North Jersey Teacher Emily Setteducato Dies After Battling Brain Infection, Cancer North Jersey Teacher Emily Setteducato Dies After Battling Brain Infection, Cancer
North Jersey Teacher Emily Setteducato Dies After Battling Brain Infection, Cancer Emily Setteducato has died after battling cancer and a subsequent brain infection on Saturday, April 8, her obituary reads. She was 28 years old. After battling leukemia, braving multiple rounds of chemotherapy, and receiving a life-saving stem cell transplant from an anonymous donor at just 27 years old, Emily thought her medical woes were over.  The Paterson elementary school teacher had left the hospital, returned to the classroom, celebrated a birthday, and was back to planning a future with her long-time boyfriend, Will.  The future was looking bright for Emily, until s…

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Brain Infection Plagues Paterson Teacher Amid Cancer Battle Brain Infection Plagues Paterson Teacher Amid Cancer Battle
Brain Infection Plagues Paterson Teacher Amid Cancer Battle After battling leukemia, braving multiple rounds of chemotherapy, and receiving a life-saving stem cell transplant from an anonymous donor, Emily Setteducato thought her medical woes were over.  The 28-year-old Paterson elementary school teacher had left the hospital, returned to the classroom, celebrated a birthday, and was back to planning a future with her long-time boyfriend, Will.  But now, the Saddle Brook woman is battling an infection in her brain, complicated by a weakened immune system still reeling from her cancer treatment, her sister Jackie Griffin writes in a GoFundM…

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