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'Unthinkable Situation': NJ Mom Suffers Severe Stroke After Son Is Born With Brain Tumor 'Unthinkable Situation': NJ Mom Suffers Severe Stroke After Son Is Born With Brain Tumor
'Unthinkable Situation': NJ Mom Suffers Severe Stroke After Son Is Born With Brain Tumor It’s a situation almost impossible to fathom: A New Jersey mom suffers a severe stroke less than a month after her son is born with a brain tumor. The holiday season for the Niessen family of Warren County has begun with two ongoing battles. Tanya Niessen suffered her stroke in May. In August, she and her husband, Tom, learned that their son Bradan had a medulloblastoma. Bradan has been in and out of the pediatric intensive care unit with various complications as he undergoes chemotherapy at Goryeb Children’s Hospital in Morristown following brain surgery. Tanya, meanwhile, had a cran…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Community Rallies For Morris County Teen Undergoing Treatment For Second Bout With Cancer Community Rallies For Morris County Teen Undergoing Treatment For Second Bout With Cancer
Community Rallies For Morris County Teen Undergoing Treatment For Second Bout With Cancer The Morris County community is coming together in support of a teen undergoing treatment during his second bout with cancer. Kyle Gauweiler, a junior at Montville Township High School, was diagnosed with Medulloblastoma — a cancerous tumor in the brain stem — at the end of his eighth grade year, according to a GoFundMe created for his medical expenses. After undergoing an emergency surgery to remove the tumor, Kyle spent the following two years receiving intense radiation and chemotherapy while attempting to regain his physical and mental strength. “He was doing really well and looking fo…

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by Valerie Musson
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Butler Toddler Battles Aggressive Brain Tumor Butler Toddler Battles Aggressive Brain Tumor
Butler Toddler Battles Aggressive Brain Tumor The community is coming together in support of a Butler toddler battling a rare brain tumor. Theo Fredericks was rushed to the emergency room last month after persistent vomiting, headaches and imbalance was not responding to typical treatments directed by his pediatrician. An MRI and CT scan showed a mass on his brain, which was removed two days later -- and Theo was diagnosed with rare brain cancer medulloblastoma. Theo is facing chemotherapy -- several rounds of it -- along with inpatient hospital stays, outpatient clinic visits and a stem cell transplant. …

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by Cecilia Levine