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Cedar Grove Man, 27, 'Fighting For His Life' After Fall Down Basement Stairs Cedar Grove Man, 27, 'Fighting For His Life' After Fall Down Basement Stairs
Cedar Grove Man, 27, 'Fighting For His Life' After Fall Down Basement Stairs The future was looking bright for Cody Diorio of Cedar Grove. Then, on Feb. 8, tragedy struck. The 27-year-old had just become an uncle and landed a job at Ralph Lauren when he fell down a flight of stairs at a friend's house. "There was no open wound on his head and thought he was fine," Gerard Benanti said on a GoFundMe that had amounted nearly $64,000 for the family as of Monday.  "Later in the night he started to lose consciousness and that is when it took a turn for the worst." In an instant, Dioro's life changed: Instead of living it, he was fighting for it. Diorio was put in …

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by Cecilia Levine
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Mahwah Rallies For ‘Amazing Coach’ On Ventilator Mahwah Rallies For ‘Amazing Coach’ On Ventilator
Mahwah Rallies For ‘Amazing Coach’ On Ventilator MAHWAH, N.J. – Mahwah is rallying for a local coach and his family. On Jan. 7, Kevin Pierro went into the hospital with pancreatitis and pneumonia, which led to Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome, a lung condition that can create low blood oxygen levels and kidney damage, according to a GoFundMe page created to support him and his family. “Kevin is on a ventilator and has suffered some heart damage,” states the page that describes him as an “outstanding person.” By Wednesday afternoon, just two days after it was created, the page garnered more than $16,000 in donations and numerous messag…

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by Lauren Kidd Ferguson