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‘Walking Hero:’ Support Surges For NJ Fireman, ICU Nurse, Dad Of 3 Diagnosed With Cancer At 34
Support is surging for a New Jersey fireman, ICU nurse and father of three after a late-stage cancer diagnosis.
William Garcia, 34, was diagnosed with Stage 4 Metastatic Melanoma last August, according to a GoFundMe launched in his support.
Garcia, a father of three and 12-year volunteer member of the Byram Fire Department, had his lymph nodes removed in late December, leading him and his family to believe that the cancer was gone.
“A PET Scan soon after showed no signs of cancer anywhere in his body and we all thought he was clear of cancer,” reads the fundraiser, launched by Kenneth McHu…
