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Babylon, NY
Obituaries
Organs Of 17-Year-Old Killed In Triple-Fatal West Babylon Crash Will Help 3 Others Live Organs Of 17-Year-Old Killed In Triple-Fatal West Babylon Crash Will Help 3 Others Live
Organs Of 17-Year-Old Killed In Triple-Fatal West Babylon Crash Will Help 3 Others Live Bella Trezza’s final act of generosity will help others live. Just days after the 17-year-old high school senior and aspiring nurse from Babylon was taken off life support following a car crash that killed two others, doctors removed her organs to help three strangers in need. An honor walk was held at Good Samaritan University Hospital in West Islip, before Trezza’s kidneys and liver were recovered, LiveOnNY confirmed to Daily Voice. Earlier Report: 'Ray Of Sunshine' Mourned As County Opens Traffic Study At Troubled Long Island Intersection “Two women in their 30’s received her ki…

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by Michael Mashburn
Brentwood, NY
Obituaries
Long Island HS Football Player Who Died After Collapsing Remembered As 'Inspiration To Peers' Long Island HS Football Player Who Died After Collapsing Remembered As 'Inspiration To Peers'
Long Island HS Football Player Who Died After Collapsing Remembered As 'Inspiration To Peers' A Long Island community is mourning the loss of a beloved varsity football player who died days after collapsing at his high school. Robert Bush, age 17, was taken off life support on Friday, July 7, according to the Middle Country School District. It came after the teen collapsed at Newfield High School during workout drills on Monday, July 3. The teen spent days in the intensive care unit at Stony Brook University Hospital, where doctors declared him brain dead on Friday, relative Pattie Noren said. It was not immediately clear what caused him to collapse. Dozens of people, including h…

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by Michael Mashburn
Brentwood, NY
Police & Fire
Man Charged After Boy, 9, Dies Following DWI Crash On Long Island Expressway Man Charged After Boy, 9, Dies Following DWI Crash On Long Island Expressway
Man Charged After Boy, 9, Dies Following DWI Crash On Long Island Expressway A man who was allegedly driving drunk on the Long Island Expressway when he slammed into another vehicle, killing a 9-year-old has been charged. Travis Dickson, age 27, of Brooklyn, was charged on Monday, Aug. 22, with driving while intoxicated following a two-vehicle crash that took place in Farmingville around 1:50 a.m. The crash happened when Dickson, driving a 2018 BMW westbound on the LIE, rear-ended a 2019 Toyota Corolla. A passenger in the Toyota, Angel Salas, age 9, of Deer Park, was transported to Stony Book University Hospital for treatment of serious injuries, where he later die…

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by Kathy Reakes
Armonk, NY
Lifestyle
I Owe The Last 25 Years To My Organ Donors I Owe The Last 25 Years To My Organ Donors
I Owe The Last 25 Years To My Organ Donors All eyes were on me. Blue eyes. Brown eyes. Then, the kind, warm eyes of the school nurse, Mrs. M, who sat next to me and whispered, “You have nothing to worry about. You’ll do great.” It was 1995, and I was about to turn 13 years old. All I wanted was to belong and be just like everyone else, but all I knew was that I was different for two reasons: I was Asian and I was sick. For reasons I couldn’t remember, I had agreed to talk to my classmates about my illness and now I was sitting at the very center of my health class with twenty kids sitting around me waiting. They were all waiting to …

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DV Plus - Westchester, NY
Politics
Around The Towns: Candidate Endorsements, Voters' Forum, Help For Human Trafficking Victims Around The Towns: Candidate Endorsements, Voters' Forum, Help For Human Trafficking Victims
Around The Towns: Candidate Endorsements, Voters' Forum, Help For Human Trafficking Victims Nearly $1 million in federal money has been awarded to a White Plains-based organization that helps survivors of human trafficking. U.S. Rep. Nita Lowey (D-Harrison), as chairwoman of the House Appropriations Committee, announced a U.S. Department of Justice grant from the Office for Victims of Crime totaling $925,000 for My Sisters’ Place, Inc. of White Plains.  This grant will enable My Sisters' Place to assist more trafficking victims in and around Westchester with comprehensive, timely services to recover and restore stability in their lives. This includes providing specialized edu…

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by Jon Craig
Newburgh, NY
Neighbors
New York Woman Celebrates Second Chance At Life New York Woman Celebrates Second Chance At Life
New York Woman Celebrates Second Chance At Life When Orange County physical therapist’s assistant and mother Ellen Dunn first started feeling run down and short of breath, she assumed it meant that she was out of shape. She soon began working out but noticed that things didn’t get any better. That’s when her doctor diagnosed her with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, an incurable lung disease that results in scarring of the lungs and makes it hard to take in enough oxygen. “I knew my only option was a lung transplant, but I was in denial,” said Dunn. “It was a lot to take in and very scary – not just for me, but also for my husband and …

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by LiveOnNY
Beekman-Poughquag, NY
Neighbors
Westchester Resident Received Life-Saving Liver Transplant After 14 Year Wait Westchester Resident Received Life-Saving Liver Transplant After 14 Year Wait
Westchester Resident Received Life-Saving Liver Transplant After 14 Year Wait At age 32 Westchester resident Janet Ocasio was a mother to three children and a successful hospital executive who started feeling run down. Her doctor told it was likely just stress and sent her home. But things didn’t improve and soon Janet was unable to walk a block or play with her children without getting winded and needing a break. She returned to the doctor where she learned the devastating news that her liver was failing. She was told she only had 4-6 years to live. “I was terrified to leave my children,” she said. “So I began doing research and went to see another doctor who sent m…

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Content Partner: LiveOnNY
Beekman-Poughquag, NY
Lifestyle
Celebrate National Donate Life Month With LiveOnNY Celebrate National Donate Life Month With LiveOnNY
Celebrate National Donate Life Month With LiveOnNY Organ donor advocates across the state are once again coming together to celebrate National Donate Life Month, which takes places every April and raises awareness about and celebrates the power of organ, eye and tissue donation. LiveOnNY, a federally designated nonprofit organization that facilities organ donation in the greater New York City area, and its partners will host and participate in more than 100 events across the region in celebration of Donate Life Month. “Importantly, Donate Life Month is an opportunity to come together and celebrate those who have given the gift of life so th…

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Beekman-Poughquag, NY
Lifestyle
Organ Recipient Celebrates Second Chance At Life Organ Recipient Celebrates Second Chance At Life
Organ Recipient Celebrates Second Chance At Life At 53 years old, Donna DiCosta has a lot to be thankful for: a successful nursing career and two healthy children. But the thing she is most thankful for is having a second chance at life, thanks to the power of organ donation. “Every day that I am alive is because my organ donor chose to give the gift of life,” DiCosta said. “What she has done for me is truly remarkable.” At age three, DiCosta was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis. She managed to live normally for most of her life, but once she had her children her lungs began to fail. She was constantly having a hard time breathing and makin…

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