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NJ Navy Vet Who Received Pig Kidney Transplant, Heart Pump Dies After 47 Days
Lisa Pisano, the 54-year-old New Jersey resident and second-ever recipient of a pig kidney and mechanical heart, has died.
Pisano received the heart pump on April 4, and eight days later, got the pig's kidney. She lived with it for 47 days, as reported by the New York Times, before her death on Sunday, July 7.
Lisa Pisano.
NYU Langone Health
A U.S. Navy veteran and doting grandmother, Pisano was born in Lakewood but lived in Ocean Gate and Bayville, according to her obituary on the Mastapeter Memorial Home website.
Her obituary remembered her as a "hero to the medical communit…
Lifelong Jersey Shore Resident, Beloved Aunt Dies Unexpectedly, 38
Lifelong Jersey Shore resident and beloved aunt Tina Marie Salvesen died unexpectedly on Wednesday, Feb. 23. She was 38.
Born at the Cape May Court House, Salvesen graduated from the Cape May County Special Services School District, her obituary says.
She had worked at EasterSeals New Jersey since March 2021, according to her social media page.
Salvesen loved knitting, crocheting, and doing other arts and crafts, her memorial says.
She also had a passion for country music, watching wrestling on TV, and being an aunt to her loving nephew, David Tristan Collins.
In addition to her nephew, …
Former Wrestler Dies In Crash
Support is rising for a former wrestler killed in a car crash Tuesday.
Nicholas Santiago, 20, of Bethlehem, PA, was riding in a car down South 15th Street when it veered off the road and struck a tree, according to the Allentown Police Department and the Lehigh County Coroner's Office.
He died of blunt force injuries to the torso, and the manner of death was ruled an accident, the coroner's office said.
Santiago's family has set up a GoFundMe page in his name to help with funeral and other expenses, and as of Friday afternoon, it had raised more than $8,300.
"Nick has impacted many lives…
