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Schimke Immuno Osseous Dysplasia

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'He Fought Until The Very Last Minute': Little Ferry Boy, 7, Dies After Lifelong Battle 'He Fought Until The Very Last Minute': Little Ferry Boy, 7, Dies After Lifelong Battle
'He Fought Until The Very Last Minute': Little Ferry Boy, 7, Dies After Lifelong Battle Not one minute passed where Little Ferry's Leart Dervishaj wasn't fighting The 7-year-old, born with Schimke Immuno Osseous Dysplasia -- a rare form of dwarfism -- died at Hackensack University Medical Center around 8:35 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 21. "He fought," said his mom, Rezarta Osmani, "he fought so hard every last minute." Last month, Osmani donated her kidney to Leart. But the organ needed to removed in less than 12 hours and the boy required more surgeries. He under went several more surgeries in the last three weeks, later developing pneumonia and multiple other infections. Desp…

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by Cecilia Levine
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SCAMMED: Family Of Ailing Little Ferry Boy Longing For Dog Loses Thousands SCAMMED: Family Of Ailing Little Ferry Boy Longing For Dog Loses Thousands
Scammed: Family Of Ailing Little Ferry Boy Longing For Dog Loses Thousands A Little Ferry family is seeking help raising money for a therapy dog for their ailing 6-year-old boy suffering a fatal illness after being scammed by a social media post. UPDATE: The family will be meeting  this weekend with a local rescue that has offered to donate a dog after reading the story on Daily Voice. Check back for more next week. Leart Dervishaj has been asking for a dog for more than a year. He has been in the pediatric intensive care unit at HackensackUMC for several weeks with Schimke immuno-osseous dysplasia and has a life expectancy of between nine and 11 years, his mom Re…

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by Cecilia Levine