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‘I Finally Get To Be A Kid Again,' Says Cancer Patient Cured By HUMC's New Treatment ‘I Finally Get To Be A Kid Again,' Says Cancer Patient Cured By HUMC's New Treatment
‘I Finally Get To Be A Kid Again,' Says Cancer Patient Cured By Humc's New Treatment Olivia Viscogliosi is a curious, outgoing and very active three-year-old. But, earlier this year, her parents were concerned about her future.  At the age of two, Olivia of Harrison, N.Y. was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia , a rare form of the disease. “There was a time when Olivia had a lot going on and we were constantly watching every single tiny movement she would make and constantly worrying about the next thing that was going to happen or complication with her illness,” said Dory Viscogliosi, Olivia’s mother.  “She is so energetic now. We have a three-year-old who like…

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by Cecilia Levine
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One Of HUMC's Youngest Kidney Transplant Recipients Ever Readies For Pre-K One Of HUMC's Youngest Kidney Transplant Recipients Ever Readies For Pre-K
One Of Humc's Youngest Kidney Transplant Recipients Ever Readies For Pre-K HACKENSACK, N.J. -- When Marianny Hilario of Paterson was pregnant, her doctor told her there was a problem with her unborn son. The physician "recognized that his kidneys weren’t forming as they should,” she said. Born at 37 weeks, Kyle Lugo spent three months in neo-natal intensive care.  Just weeks ago, he became one of the youngest patients ever to undergo a kidney transplant at Hackensack University Medical Center. When Kyle was a year old, he was referred to Dr. Kenneth Lieberman, chief of Pediatric Nephrology at the Joseph M. Sanzari Children’s Hospital at Hackensack Meridian H…

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by Jerry DeMarco