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Donor Drive Aims To Deliver Kidney For Beloved North Jersey Grandmother Donor Drive Aims To Deliver Kidney For Beloved North Jersey Grandmother
Donor Drive Aims To Deliver Kidney For Beloved North Jersey Grandmother A North Jersey man’s tireless campaign to find a kidney donor for his grandmother continues with a walk-in donor drive next month. TJ Sullivan of Saddle Brook is hosting the National Kidney Month event at the Saddle Brook Veterinary Center from 11 a.m to 4 p.m. on Saturday, March 25. It’s all part of the “A Kidney For Mommom” campaign. Theresa Labarck, 70, of Wayne "is one of the strongest women I know," said Sullivan of Saddle Brook. "Her positive attitude and determination to stick around for her family has kept her alive this long." It's also kept Sullivan pursuing all avenues to keep…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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TikTok Finds NJ Man Kidney Donor Months After He Discovers Long-Lost Son TikTok Finds NJ Man Kidney Donor Months After He Discovers Long-Lost Son
TikTok Finds NJ Man Kidney Donor Months After He Discovers Long-Lost Son A North Jersey man's will to live has been renewed after finding his long-lost son, granddaughter and then a kidney donor over social media all within the last several months. Jamie Fatato, of Weehawken, began suffering from kidney failure 15 years ago while visiting his mom in Florida, his girlfriend, Mariam "MJ" Mirbaba said. The kidney Fatato received from his brother back then began failing in 2018. Since then, 49-year-old Fatato has spent five hours a day, three days a week on dialysis trying to find a new kidney.  The search was exhausting, and Fatato was losing hope. But, las…

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by Cecilia Levine