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Blood Drives To Be Held In NY In Effort To Save 4-Year-Old Boy With Leukemia Blood Drives To Be Held In NY In Effort To Save 4-Year-Old Boy With Leukemia
Blood Drives To Be Held In NY In Effort To Save 4-Year-Old Boy With Leukemia A number of blood drives are being held in the area this month in the hope of saving a Long Island 4-year-old with leukemia.  Nassau County resident Ayden Paredes, of Glen Cove, was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia on Feb. 7 of 2021, according to Mark Paredes, Ayden's father.  Ayden has been receiving chemotherapy treatments and blood transfusions since then, but doctors are now saying he needs a blood stem cell/bone marrow transplant to save his life, Mark said. Mark said his son enjoys watching YouTube, playing video games, and also going to the beach and the park. …

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by Nicole Valinote
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Baby From Westchester Found Dead In New York City Baby From Westchester Found Dead In New York City
Baby From Westchester Found Dead In New York City A 6-month-old baby from Westchester was found dead in New York City. The baby girl was found around 1:15 a.m., Monday, Sept. 9, inside a Bronx apartment at Butler Houses on Webster Avenue in Claremont Village, said the New York City Police Department. The child, identified by police as Ziebella Thorne-Young of Ridge Avenue in Yonkers, was sleeping in the same bed as her 5-year-old cousin who reportedly accidentally rolled over onto her, smothering the baby, said the New York Post. A 6-month-old baby from Yonkers was found dead inside a Bronx apartment building.Google Maps street view T…

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by Kathy Reakes