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'He Fought Until The Very Last Minute': Little Ferry Boy, 7, Dies After Lifelong Battle 'He Fought Until The Very Last Minute': Little Ferry Boy, 7, Dies After Lifelong Battle
'He Fought Until The Very Last Minute': Little Ferry Boy, 7, Dies After Lifelong Battle Not one minute passed where Little Ferry's Leart Dervishaj wasn't fighting The 7-year-old, born with Schimke Immuno Osseous Dysplasia -- a rare form of dwarfism -- died at Hackensack University Medical Center around 8:35 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 21. "He fought," said his mom, Rezarta Osmani, "he fought so hard every last minute." Last month, Osmani donated her kidney to Leart. But the organ needed to removed in less than 12 hours and the boy required more surgeries. He under went several more surgeries in the last three weeks, later developing pneumonia and multiple other infections. Desp…

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by Cecilia Levine