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Support Surges For Sussex County Teen Battling Rare Brain Injury Support Surges For Sussex County Teen Battling Rare Brain Injury
Support Surges For Sussex County Teen Battling Rare Brain Injury Support is on the rise for a Sussex County teenager battling a rare brain injury. Lili was a typical 13-year-old girl who loved reading, writing, and traveling, even aspiring to become a global journalist or news reporter someday, according to a GoFundMe launched for her medical expenses. At the end of March, Lili came home suffering from a bad headache that turned out to be the result of her first seizure. “That seizure took away her ability to speak, and she suffered from paralysis, leaving her completely helpless,” reads the campaign, launched by Samantha Curran. The next several days …

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by Valerie Musson
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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