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Community Rallying For Beloved Morris School Teacher After Teen Son Diagnosed With Rare Cancer Community Rallying For Beloved Morris School Teacher After Teen Son Diagnosed With Rare Cancer
Community Rallying For Beloved Morris School Teacher After Teen Son Diagnosed With Rare Cancer The Morris County community is coming together to support a local school teacher whose teen son was recently diagnosed with a rare nervous system cancer. Jake Mocko, the son of Morris School District Preschool Intervention and Referral Team member Jenne Mocko, started experiencing lower back pain a few months ago, according to a GoFundMe launched for his treatment expenses. A neurologist recommended an MRI and discovered a “very large tumor” on Jake’s spine. After undergoing surgery to remove the tumor, Jake, 17, was left with devastating side effects. “They removed most of the mass, but …

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by Valerie Musson