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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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Efforts To Find Kidney For North Jersey Grandma Intensify Efforts To Find Kidney For North Jersey Grandma Intensify
Efforts To Find Kidney For North Jersey Grandma Intensify Several years have passed since a North Jersey man began a tireless campaign to find a kidney donor for his grandmother. But TJ Sullivan isn't giving up. Theresa Labarck, 69, 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 the spotlight on LaBarck -- aka "Mommom" -- who for the past three decades has lived with polycystic kidney disease (PKD). His efforts include a recently-launched GoFundMe campaign to…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Saddle Brook Man Boosts 80s Versus 90s Party 'Battle' To Aid Grandma With Kidney Disease Saddle Brook Man Boosts 80s Versus 90s Party 'Battle' To Aid Grandma With Kidney Disease
Saddle Brook Man Boosts 80s Versus 90s Party 'Battle' To Aid Grandma With Kidney Disease Boosted by a victory by researchers, a Saddle Brook man is hosting a blow-out “Battle of the Decades” (the 80s and 90s) fundraiser to help his grandmother deal with a little-known kidney disease. Some of the proceeds from the fourth annual fundraiser at the Ridgefield Park Knights of Columbus hall will go toward finding a cure for polycystic kidney disease, otherwise known as PKD, said TJ Sullivan. The rest goes toward raising money for “the inevitable transplant surgery and costly medical bills our family will need to face,” he said. Theresa LaBarck – or "MomMom" as Sullivan calls her – …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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PHOTOS: Bergen Sheriff's 'Chief For Day' Thrills Ailing Kids, Veteran Cops PHOTOS: Bergen Sheriff's 'Chief For Day' Thrills Ailing Kids, Veteran Cops
Photos: Bergen Sheriff's 'Chief For Day' Thrills Ailing Kids, Veteran Cops Some require oxygen and 'round-the-clock care. Others are in constant pain, though you'd never know it. Yet for a few moments Friday morning, 30 ailing teens and young adults from across Bergen County -- not to mention dozens of veteran law enforcement officers -- had reason to smile. Proudly displaying their shiny new badges, the youngsters participated in  Sheriff Michael Saudino's eighth annual "Chief for a Day" event. "It doesn't get old for me -- and I don't think it does for any chiefs here," Saudino said as he surveyed a squad of dozens of area top cops and their…

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by Cecilia Levine & Jerry DeMarco