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Lawn Mower Severs Hand Of 3-Year-Old Boy In PA Lawn Mower Severs Hand Of 3-Year-Old Boy In PA
Lawn Mower Severs Hand Of 3-Year-Old Boy In PA Two weeks after a Berks County boy was badly hurt in a lawn mower accident, neighbors and well-wishers are pitching in to help his loved ones cover mounting costs.  Kelly Smith Stringfellow of Reading said on GoFundMe that her grandson Bradley was at a babysitter's house when he was "backed over" by a lawn mower on June 21.  "He lost his entire thumb, fingers, and part of his hand on his dominant right hand due to the blades not turning off," she wrote.  Since then, 3-year-old Bradley has undergone multiple surgeries with more on the horizon, his grandmother said.  "He…

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by Mac Bullock
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'Unthinkable Situation': NJ Mom Suffers Severe Stroke After Son Is Born With Brain Tumor 'Unthinkable Situation': NJ Mom Suffers Severe Stroke After Son Is Born With Brain Tumor
'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…

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by Jerry DeMarco