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TRIBUTE: Bergen County Mom Fought Cancer With Dignity, Grace -- Both Times TRIBUTE: Bergen County Mom Fought Cancer With Dignity, Grace -- Both Times
Tribute: Bergen County Mom Fought Cancer With Dignity, Grace -- Both Times Genuine. Kind. Tenacious. This is how people are remembering Adele Grace Rivas of Midland Park, formerly of Bergenfield, who died on May 31 after a second battle with cancer. She was 40 years old. The day Adele received her first breast cancer diagnosis was the day she discovered she was pregnant with her miracle baby, Constantino "Tino" V. Rivas. Her second diagnosis came in 2017 -- Stage 4 metastatic. Those who knew her said she fought with dignity and grace. "‘Grace!’ So fitting a name," Remi Soyombo said on her obituary. "Adele....you were full of it. So beautiful inside and out.  "…

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by Cecilia Levine
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'Selfless' Midland Park Mom Who Beat Cancer During Pregnancy Fights Again 'Selfless' Midland Park Mom Who Beat Cancer During Pregnancy Fights Again
'Selfless' Midland Park Mom Who Beat Cancer During Pregnancy Fights Again The day Adele Rivas received her first breast cancer diagnosis was the day she discovered she was pregnant. Her miracle baby was four years old when Rivas learned that once again last year, her cancer had returned. And this time, it's Stage 4 metastatic. A woman that 38-year-old Rivas met in a support group during her first cancer battle is leading a rally to help her heal, having raised more than $22,600 on a GoFundMe as of Saturday evening. "You'd think someone going through this would complain or feel sorry for themself," said Elina Golbin, a six-year breast cancer survivor. "Not Adele.…

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by Cecilia Levine