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North Jersey Woman With Severe Facial Bleeding Disorder Seeks Groundbreaking Treatment In Italy North Jersey Woman With Severe Facial Bleeding Disorder Seeks Groundbreaking Treatment In Italy
North Jersey Woman With Severe Facial Bleeding Disorder Seeks Groundbreaking Treatment In Italy Support is quickly rising for a North Jersey woman with a rare facial bleeding condition as she seeks a groundbreaking series of experimental treatments in Italy. Ashley Mortensen, 28, was born with arteriovenous malformation (AVM), which causes her mouth, left eye, and nose to bleed profusely and without warning, a GoFundMe launched out of Paramus says. Her aggressive condition often causes her to lose consciousness as a result of low blood pressure, which then requires her to undergo emergency surgery and/or blood transfusions and is considered life-threatening. Mortensen has endured a …

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by Valerie Musson
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Community Rallies Around Passaic County Man Battling Brain Injuries Community Rallies Around Passaic County Man Battling Brain Injuries
Community Rallies Around Passaic County Man Battling Brain Injuries Steve Hinkle, a 28-year-old Woodland Park resident, has been courageously battling since he was diagnosed with having an arteriovenous malformation (AVM) in his brain. Last December, Hinkle suffered a stroke and a brain bleed, which sent him to intensive care and rendered him immobile, facing a lengthy recovery. When he was 15, a cluster of blood vessels in his brain burst, forcing him into a coma and causing him to suffer memory less. Hinkle had to relearn how to breathe without medical aid, walk and talk. Despite the injury, Hinkle was able to graduate high school on time.  In c…

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by Sam Barron
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Community Rallies For Dumont Dad Following Stay In ICU Community Rallies For Dumont Dad Following Stay In ICU
Community Rallies For Dumont Dad Following Stay In ICU Paul Yates of Dumont is recovering well. His is road to recovery, however, has only just begun. The dad of two had emergency surgery on his skull last month to treat a massive brain bleed. He was later diagnosed with arteriovenous malformation (AVM) -- an abnormal tangle of blood vessels in the brain or spine -- and spent several days in the ICU. More than $11,000 had been raised for Yates, his wife Joanne, and sons Tom and Sean, on a GoFundMe as of Tuesday afternoon. "The Yates family is a caring, close-knit family who is always helping someone else in need," said Dana Agderian-…

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by Cecilia Levine