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NJ's Jillian Schlueter Shared Heartbreaking Facebook Post Months Before Dying Of Cancer NJ's Jillian Schlueter Shared Heartbreaking Facebook Post Months Before Dying Of Cancer
NJ's Jillian Schlueter Shared Heartbreaking Facebook Post Months Before Dying Of Cancer Jillian Schlueter, a nurse from Marlton, has died just four months after discovering the cancer she had been diagnosed with in 2021 had never left her body — 10 days shy of her 29th birthday. Jillian was diagnosed with Stage 3 breast cancer in May 2021, just two days before she was set to graduate from nursing school, her obituary says. The cancer had spread to her lymph nodes, but in August 2022, she was cancer-free. Or so she thought. In May 2023, Jillian began coughing up blood and was found to have bilateral pneumonia, she said in a Facebook post, explaining the meaning behind the…

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by Cecilia Levine
Neighbors
Twin NJ Docs Fight Cancer In Honor Of Late Father Twin NJ Docs Fight Cancer In Honor Of Late Father
Twin NJ Docs Fight Cancer In Honor Of Late Father The Danish twins are New Jersey doctors making it their life mission to get rid of cancer in honor of their late father. Dr. Adnan Danish is an attending physician at Hackensack Meridian's cancer center and chief of radiation oncology at St. Joseph's Health and Dr. Shabbar Danish operates on brain tumors as chair of neurosurgery at Hackensack Meridian Jersey Shore University Medical Center in Neptune City. The Danish brothers are said they were inspired by their father, who was diagnosed with leukemia at the age of 49. At the same time their father received his leukemia diagnosis, Adnan was…

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by Sam Barron
News
Teen Son Of Union County Firefighter Battling Cancer Teen Son Of Union County Firefighter Battling Cancer
Teen Son Of Union County Firefighter Battling Cancer Support is surging for the teen son of an Elizabeth firefighter who is battling cancer. Andrei Popescu, a junior wrestler at Governor Livingston High School in Berkeley Heights, has been recently diagnosed with rhabdomyosarcoma, a common cancer among children. Andrei's mom is local dentist Alexandra Popescu and his dad is Petre, a firefighter in Berkeley Heights, New Providence and Elizabeth. A GoFundMe campaign launched for the family had raised more than $52,000 as of Sunday, May 14. Pete is the stand-up driver/engineer of my Company at Elizabeth Fire Dept. that has never asked for…

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by Cecilia Levine
News
Cancer Turns Life Upside-Down For Union Family Cancer Turns Life Upside-Down For Union Family
Cancer Turns Life Upside-Down For Union Family This time last year, Jayden Reyes of Union was like any other boy his age. He loved to play sports, ride his bike and hang out with friends and family. His life changed late in the year, though, when he was diagnosed with a rare form of pediatric cancer: Desmoplastic Small Round Cell Tumor. The time he spent doing what he loved was spent undergoing cancer treatments. His mom's life changed, too. Arisai Cotto-Reyes is unable to work, as she is caring for her son at the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, five days a week for a year of chemo, radiation and surgeries. A GoFundM…

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by Cecilia Levine
News
Young NJ Baseball Player Battling Cancer Gets Holiday Surprise From 'Phillies' (VIDEO) Young NJ Baseball Player Battling Cancer Gets Holiday Surprise From 'Phillies' (VIDEO)
Young NJ Baseball Player Battling Cancer Gets Holiday Surprise From 'Phillies' (Video) A young New Jersey baseball player battling cancer got a one-of-a-kind surprise from the Philadelphia Phillies this week. Marlton baseball player and major Phillies fan Toby Mizrachi, 10, was recently diagnosed with B cell Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma and started chemotherapy treatment at the CHOP over Hanukkah. Toby’s favorite team worked alongside the Marlton community to arrange a pep rally parade with his travel team, friends and fifth-grade classmates on Thursday. We recently learned that one of our biggest fans, Toby Mizrachi, is undergoing cancer treatment during what should be... Po…

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by Valerie Musson
News
FUND RAZOR: 'No Shave November' Goes Baby-Butt Smoothly For North Jersey Cancer Survivor FUND RAZOR: 'No Shave November' Goes Baby-Butt Smoothly For North Jersey Cancer Survivor
Fund Razor: 'No Shave November' Goes Baby-Butt Smoothly For North Jersey Cancer Survivor Things got more than a little hairy again for a group of police officers who returned to their usual No Shave November "shave off" with Fort Lee's Bob Ceragno on Tuesday. Ceragno, who owns the Eye Contact Vision Center on Bergenline Avenue in North Bergen, has raised more than $65,000 to help fund research and raise awareness of colorectal cancer since 2016 -- a year after he was diagnosed with it. The COVID pandemic forced Ceragno to switch up the finale of last year's campaign. He alone was shaved on the sidewalk outside his shop by Rene Diaz, who co-owns the Jagged Edge Spa & Salon …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Lifestyle
‘Walking Hero:’ Support Surges For NJ Fireman, ICU Nurse, Dad Of 3 Diagnosed With Cancer At 34 ‘Walking Hero:’ Support Surges For NJ Fireman, ICU Nurse, Dad Of 3 Diagnosed With Cancer At 34
‘Walking Hero:’ Support Surges For NJ Fireman, ICU Nurse, Dad Of 3 Diagnosed With Cancer At 34 Support is surging for a New Jersey fireman, ICU nurse and father of three after a late-stage cancer diagnosis. William Garcia, 34, was diagnosed with Stage 4 Metastatic Melanoma last August, according to a GoFundMe launched in his support. Garcia, a father of three and 12-year volunteer member of the Byram Fire Department, had his lymph nodes removed in late December, leading him and his family to believe that the cancer was gone. “A PET Scan soon after showed no signs of cancer anywhere in his body and we all thought he was clear of cancer,” reads the fundraiser, launched by Kenneth McHu…

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by Valerie Musson
Lifestyle
'He'll Never Stop Fighting': Community Rallies For Ramsey Dad During Cancer Battle 'He'll Never Stop Fighting': Community Rallies For Ramsey Dad During Cancer Battle
'He'll Never Stop Fighting': Community Rallies For Ramsey Dad During Cancer Battle The Ramsey community is rallying to support a local dad undergoing treatment for lymphoma. Glen Farraye, a father of three, was diagnosed with lymphoma in December 2019. In January, the family’s worries only grew as they discovered the cancer had become more aggressive than originally diagnosed. Now, Glen’s treatment plan includes a number of long-term hospital stays for chemotherapy. Nearly $25,000 had been raised for Glen and his family on a GoFundMe as of Tuesday afternoon. “The news truly shocked us to the core,” the campaign says. Glen, a father of three, pictured with his daug…

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by Valerie Musson
News
Rutgers Cancer Institute Of NJ Announces Construction Of Cancer Pavilion In New Brunswick Rutgers Cancer Institute Of NJ Announces Construction Of Cancer Pavilion In New Brunswick
Rutgers Cancer Institute Of NJ Announces Construction Of Cancer Pavilion In New Brunswick The Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey has announced plans to construct a new Cancer Pavilion, reports say. The pavilion will complete the process of consolidating the institute’s services into a single Cancer Pavilion, NJBiz reports. With a budget estimate of $750 million, the 12-story building includes 510,000 square feet of space for key cancer services including an outpatient clinic, an infusion/chemotherapy suite, laboratory services, radiation oncology, international radiology and imaging. The 36-month project also creates 1,000 new construction jobs and will employ between 500 a…

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by Valerie Musson
Lifestyle
Morris County Mom Battling Cancer Is 'Grace And Positivity Personified' Morris County Mom Battling Cancer Is 'Grace And Positivity Personified'
Morris County Mom Battling Cancer Is 'Grace And Positivity Personified' The Budd Lake community is rallying to support a local woman who is going through treatment for cancer. Described as “grace and positivity personified,” Heather Ryan was diagnosed with Metastatic Breast Cancer in June 2016, according to a GoFundMe organized by Ryan and Sarah McDonald Merunka. In addition to undergoing countless treatments, tests and trials, Ryan will soon begin a new clinical trial to combat the aggressive strain of cancer that is now in her bones, according to the GoFundMe. More than $3,500 had been raised on the campaign since its creation on Sunday, Dec. 8. The procee…

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by Valerie Musson
Lifestyle
Wayne Family Faces Unimaginable As Boy Battles Cancer Wayne Family Faces Unimaginable As Boy Battles Cancer
Wayne Family Faces Unimaginable As Boy Battles Cancer Art school, driving his electric car and his little brother. These are what Wayne's Nikolas Serenkov misses most. The 3-year-old has spent the better part of this summer at Hackensack University Medical Center receiving treatment for neuroblastoma. Since his diagnosis last June, Nikolas gave up his favorite things and instead, became very painful and uncomfortable. ** CLICK HERE TO DONATE TO A GOFUNDME LAUNCHED FOR THE SERENKOV FAMILY ** Aside from the physical and emotional tolls that the Serenkovs are facing, a financial one is looming: Nikolas' mom Marina Serenkov could loose her job…

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by Cecilia Levine
Neighbors
Community Rallies For Hudson County Sheriff's Officer Battling Breast Cancer Community Rallies For Hudson County Sheriff's Officer Battling Breast Cancer
Community Rallies For Hudson County Sheriff's Officer Battling Breast Cancer A law enforcement officer and mom from North Bergen is fighting breast cancer, the disease that claimed her mother's life 12 years ago.  Cindy Molina Vazquez, 42, who has been diligent about getting breast exams in the wake of her mother's death, recently discovered she had a Stage 1 invasive ductal carcinoma.  Vazquez, a Hudson County Sheriff's Officer, and her husband are to maintain a normal environment for their 7-year-old daughter as she battles her illness. Vazquez is also harvesting her eggs for future fertility treatments.  Unable to work until her health improves, the officer has…

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by Paul Milo
News
FDA Approved Medicine Has Makings Of 'Excellent Cancer Drug,' Holy Name Doc Says FDA Approved Medicine Has Makings Of 'Excellent Cancer Drug,' Holy Name Doc Says
FDA Approved Medicine Has Makings Of 'Excellent Cancer Drug,' Holy Name Doc Says A Holy Name Medical Center physician says a new cancer drug recently approved by the Food and Drug Administration is a significant step in the right direction. Vitrakvi (Larotrectinib) is for adults and children with solid tumors who test positive for TPM3-NTRK gene fusion, which Holy Name oncologist, Dr. Elan Diamond, likened to an on-switch that certain cancers depend on for growth and survival. Shutting off the switch can shut off the cancer. "It's a very fascinating development," he said. "This is one of the newest iterations of what we consider to be targeted treatment for cancer…

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by Cecilia Levine
Lifestyle
Community Rallies For Paramus Catholic Grad With Rare Brain Tumor Community Rallies For Paramus Catholic Grad With Rare Brain Tumor
Community Rallies For Paramus Catholic Grad With Rare Brain Tumor Chris DeBlasio of Montvale had been working as a landscaper out of River Edge in between college semesters at NJIT when the unthinkable happened: The 22-year-old began losing his sight and hearing. Rushed to the hospital, DeBlasio, a rising senior, was diagnosed with a build up of the cerebral spinal fluid in the cavities of the brain -- the cause, a tumor. More than $8,200 had been raised for the Paramus Catholic graduate on a GoFundMe page as of Sunday evening. The tumor, known as an intracranial germinoma, is an extremely rare build-up of germ cells in the pineal region of the brain, t…

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by Cecilia Levine
Lifestyle
Holy Name's Unconventional Cancer Support Group Is Changing Lives Holy Name's Unconventional Cancer Support Group Is Changing Lives
Holy Name's Unconventional Cancer Support Group Is Changing Lives Jane Martinez didn't want anyone to know when she was first diagnosed with cervical cancer -- at least until she had a plan to fix it. But that wouldn't be easy. She underwent intense surgery known as a radical trachelectomy, which included the removal of her cervix and the lymph nodes in her pelvis.  While she looked forward to reclaiming life as a single mother, gymnastics coach and photographer,  when finally back at work, Jane found herself struggling.  "I thought I was okay, but I was having trouble handling my emotions," she said. For many people, receiving a cancer diagn…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
This Oakland Police Officer, Motorcyclist Beat Cancer - Twice This Oakland Police Officer, Motorcyclist Beat Cancer - Twice
This Oakland Police Officer, Motorcyclist Beat Cancer - Twice Oakland Police Officer Mark Piercy gets on his Harley and suddenly is free. Riding alongside his brothers in Maywood's Untouchables Motorcycle Club with his wife, Tara, holding him from behind, Piercy's problems seem to disappear. All he sees is the road ahead. In that moment, nothing else matters. This is how the 44-year-old officer assigned to the detective bureau has cleared his head and coped with stress for the better part of his life. But from August 2010 to January 2012 as he battled two forms of aggressive cancer, Piercy didn't have the motorcycle handles to lean on. Just friends…

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by Cecilia Levine