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Stroke
Obituaries
NJ Curve Model Dies After Suffering Stroke, Loved Ones Say
Vibrant. Joyful. Influential. This is how Angelina Cranmer is being remembered. The 43-year-old New Jersey native and curve model died on Wednesday, Nov. 15, nearly six weeks after her family says she suffered a stroke and subsequent brain hemorrhage, her loved ones say. Cranmer, who was born in Atlantic City and lived in Little Egg Harbor, was found unresponsive in bed at her home in Florida, just after kissing her two daughters goodnight on Oct. 8, according to a GoFundMe campaign launched for her family. @misshourglass2.0 #fullscreenqueen #fyp #viral #curvy #scrollstopper #thick…
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Community Rallies Around Passaic County Man Battling Brain Injuries
Steve Hinkle, a 28-year-old Woodland Park resident, has been courageously battling since he was diagnosed with having an arteriovenous malformation (AVM) in his brain. Last December, Hinkle suffered a stroke and a brain bleed, which sent him to intensive care and rendered him immobile, facing a lengthy recovery. When he was 15, a cluster of blood vessels in his brain burst, forcing him into a coma and causing him to suffer memory less. Hinkle had to relearn how to breathe without medical aid, walk and talk. Despite the injury, Hinkle was able to graduate high school on time. In c…
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NJ Teen Who Recently Woke Up From Coma Sees Community Support
Nelson Matos has been fighting for his life since his 17th birthday. The Nutley junior in high school recently awakened from a weekslong coma, and a fundraiser has been set up to help pay for his medical bills and medical equipment. As of Thursday, May 25, more than $42,000 has been raised. Matos initially experienced a minor cold and then acid reflux before being rushed to Mt. Sinai Hospital where he was diagnosed with a congenital heart defect. Matos had a stroke after surgery and fell into a coma. Upon awakening from the coma, he currently is suffering from paralysis and a speech impairm…
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Bergen Deacon Who Suffered Strokes Vacationing Sees Surge Of Support
Deacon Jim Puliatte desperately needs to get back to the United States for medical care — and his neighbors are working to make that a reality. On Sunday, April 23, Puliatte — who serves the Parish of St. Joseph in Demarest — fell ill with pneumonia, had two strokes and developed an acute blood infection, while traveling abroad, according to a GoFundMe campaign launched by his son, James. The hospital that the deacon is staying at does not have the proper equipment or medical personnel to treat him, his son said. A medical evacuation via air hospital to transport is needed to bring P…
News
Dental Procedure Caused Strokes For NJ Electrical Worker Facing Long Road To Recovery
Union members and other friends of a Mercer County electrical worker are rallying to support him in his medical recovery. George Dipsey Jr., of East Windsor, suffered two strokes after unknowingly having a bacterial growth and infection on his heart, according to his cousin, Al Dipsey of Little Falls. It is suspected the bacterial infection started following a dental procedure. George needs heart surgery and a valve replacement after the infection goes down, his cousin said. "George is a fighter and is strong and determined to get well. That being said he is facing a very difficult road a…
News
'Unthinkable Situation': NJ Mom Suffers Severe Stroke After Son Is Born With Brain Tumor
It’s a situation almost impossible to fathom: A New Jersey mom suffers a severe stroke less than a month after her son is born with a brain tumor. The holiday season for the Niessen family of Warren County has begun with two ongoing battles. Tanya Niessen suffered her stroke in May. In August, she and her husband, Tom, learned that their son Bradan had a medulloblastoma. Bradan has been in and out of the pediatric intensive care unit with various complications as he undergoes chemotherapy at Goryeb Children’s Hospital in Morristown following brain surgery. Tanya, meanwhile, had a cran…
Lifestyle
Community Supports NJ Family After Mom With COVID Fever Falls Down Stairs, Suffers Brain Trauma
Community support is surging for a North Jersey family with a beloved wife and mother still in the hospital suffering brain trauma months after a COVID-19 fever caused her to faint, fall down the stairs and have a stroke. Sal Caradonna Jr. says his wife of more than 20 years, Trudy, fainted from a COVID-19 fever and fell down the stairs in their Mount Olive home March 18 around 4 a.m. “I was sleeping in a separate bed when I heard a crash in our dining room; thinking it was a piece of furniture falling to the ground,” Caradonna writes on a GoFundMe he launched for medical exp…
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Support Surges For North Jersey Coach, Teacher Who Suffered Stroke
Support is surging for a North Jersey high school teacher and coach who suffered a stroke. More than $18,600 had been raised for Billy Connors and his family on a GoFundMe as of Sunday morning. Connors -- who has been teaching high school business classes for more than 30 years in Hoboken, Sparta, Emerson and Weehawken -- was airlifted to Overlook Hospital in Summit after suffering a stroke in April. After a successful surgical procedure, he began suffering seizures, leaving him in critical care and on a ventilator for five days, the campaign says. Connors was transfer…
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2nd Chances: Hero Dog Adopted From North Jersey Shelter Saves Owner Having Stroke
A 6-year-old German Shepherd given a second chance at life by a North Jersey man gave him the same in return last week Hero Sadie was home alone with her new owner Brian last week when he had a stroke. The dog licked her owner's face to keep him awake and then dragged him to his phone to call for help. Brian says he has Sadie to thank for his life. Sadie was surrendered to Ramapo Bergen Animal Refuge, and was seemingly confused, having lost the one family she knew, the shelter said. "Sadie is a loyal dog, but nervous and protective with new people, making her a more difficult placement," …
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Former River Dell HS Swim Team Captain Dies Of Stroke
A sophomore college student from River Edge died after suffering a stroke. Nick Myers, set to graduate Loyola Maryland in 2023, was hospitalized with a brain abscess after suffering the stroke. He died on March 16, according to a news release from the university. Nick served as captain of the River Dell High School swim team and enjoyed playing lacrosse. He had been involved in Boy Scouts of America and worked as a lifeguard at the River Edge Swim Club. In a tribute to Myers on social media, Loyola said Nick had many friends on campus and was enjoying his time as a student.&nbs…
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