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HERO: Mahwah Police Officer's Bone Marrow Donation Saves Life Of Woman With Leukemia HERO: Mahwah Police Officer's Bone Marrow Donation Saves Life Of Woman With Leukemia
Hero: Mahwah Police Officer's Bone Marrow Donation Saves Life Of Woman With Leukemia Talk about public service: The side effects were rough, but new Mahwah Police Officer Michael Dombroski eagerly donated bone marrow for a transplant that saved the life of a woman with leukemia. Dombroski, who transferred to the department from Carlstadt earlier this year, was donating blood while attending the Bergen County Police Academy when he decided in December 2016 to submit a buccal swab for DNA testing for possible entrance into the blood donor program at Hackensack University Medical Center, Police Chief James N. Batelli said. “A short while ago he was contacted by medical profess…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Lifestyle
Storm Shuts Paramus, Montvale Blood Centers, Worsening Shortage Storm Shuts Paramus, Montvale Blood Centers, Worsening Shortage
Storm Shuts Paramus, Montvale Blood Centers, Worsening Shortage PARAMUS, N.J. – The winter storm forced Community Blood Services to close its collection centers – including those in in Montvale and Paramus – Thursday, worsening an already serious blood shortage. The non-profit that provides blood to 30 hospital locations also closed its collection centers in Lincoln Park and Parsippany and cancelled all scheduled blood donation events throughout the state. “In light of the state’s ongoing blood shortage, losing an entire day of collection is a very serious matter,” said Robert Kessler, director of Recruitment for Community Blood Services. “If we’re not …

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by Lauren Kidd Ferguson