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Towson, MD
Police & Fire
Baltimore's Leslie George Dies After Valiant Cancer Battle
Baltimore's Leslie George died after a valiant cancer battle on Monday, Jan. 2. She was 46 years old. Leslie was rushed to the emergency room due to pain in her lower back and legs sometime last year, loved ones said on a GoFundMe. Scans showed fractures in her spine from the cancer in her bones. The breast cancer and then bone cancer "took a huge toll on her body and finances," but never her faith in God, the page said. Condolences poured in on social media. RIP Leslie George . My heart is saddened to hear the news of her passing. I remember meeting Leslie through the Barnes... Po…
New Rochelle, NY
Lifestyle
Thousands Raised For Sick New Rochelle Mom, Baker Who Once Appeared On Food Network
Thousands of dollars have been raised to help the family of a woman from Westchester County who once appeared on a baking show held by the Food Network and now faces a terminal diagnosis. Related Story - New Rochelle Mom Bakes Her Way To Food Network's 'Cake Wars' New Rochelle resident Jaclyn Dinko, a mother to two 10-year-old twins and registered nurse who appeared on the Food Network show "Cake Wars" in October 2016, is now facing terminal Stage 4 metastatic breast cancer and has started a GoFundMe to ask for help financially preparing her family to get by after she is gon…
Greenburgh, NY
Obituaries
Minister At Church In Ardsley Dies At Age 48
A minister at a church in Westchester County has died at the age of 48. Barbara Jean Terry, of Yonkers, died peacefully on Friday, Dec. 9, after a brief illness with breast cancer, according to her obituary. She was born in the Bronx and was a longtime resident of Yonkers. Terry graduated from Good Council Academy High School in White Plains and went on to earn a degree from the College of Mount St. Vincent in New York City, her obituary said. "She worshipped most of her life at Sacred Heart and Christ of King Parishes in Yonkers and most recently was a eucharistic minister at Our La…
Peekskill, NY
Lifestyle
Top Westchester Breast Surgeons Utilizing World-Class Breast Cancer Treatments
Receiving a breast cancer diagnosis can raise many questions and concerns. However, patients in Westchester County can find comfort in knowing the best treatment is available to them, close to home. Your Westchester-based physicians at Northwell Health in Westchester are not only some of the most qualified breast cancer surgeons in the Northeast—they’re also known for proactively implementing a number of advanced and innovative treatments to improve patient outcomes and quality of life for those battling breast cancer. Like with most cancers, detecting breast cancer early is critical to tre…
Lynn, MA
Business
Massachusetts 911 Operator, Mom Battling 'Aggressive' Form Of Breast Cancer
Donations are pouring in for a 911 operator and single mother who needs financial support while battling an aggressive form of breast cancer. Brittany Ketcham, who works as a 911 operator at the North Shore Regional 911 Center, was diagnosed with the disease, this week, her friend Kristin Rupert said in a GoFundMe campaign. Ketcham will need 24 weeks of chemotherapy before undergoing surgery and radiation to fight the disease. 🥲😅 Posted by Brittany Ketcham on Sunday, July 10, 2022 "If she could fight this thing with just her sheer willpower, positivity, and sense of humor she would b…
Alexandria, VA
News
Arlington Native Katie Couric Announces Breast Cancer Diagnosis
Longtime broadcast journalist Katie Couric announced that she was diagnosed with breast cancer back in June. The Arlington native and University of Virginia alum has spent much of her adult life in front of a television camera, but has been battling breast cancer privately for three months now. Couric planned on filming her experience getting a mammogram, to encourage other women to do the same for their health. That was before she received her terrifying diagnosis, before she became one of the approximately 264,000 women diagnosed with breast cancer each year. This was an extremely di…
Wyckoff-Franklin Lakes, NJ
News
Single Wyckoff Mom Battling Cancer Never Stops Thinking About Others, Loved Ones Say
Stacy La Vacca has plenty of reasons to dole anger and frustration out to the world — but she doesn't. She simply continues to care for those around her. The single mom from Wyckoff was diagnosed with breast cancer earlier this year. Doctors thought her treatment plan would be about a year long. But they later realized her cancer was more aggressive than they'd initially thought, and so, her treatment plan would be too. La Vacca took the news with grace. She forged on with gratitude and logic, with lots of consideration for those closest to her — like her two children and the friends who ha…
Hagerstown, MD
News
Support Pours In For Popular UPS Driver In Maryland, Wife Both Battling Cancer
A popular UPS driver with routes in Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, is seeking the public’s assistance as he and his wife both wage a battle against cancer. UPS employee Jason Ellis, 47, and his wife Shauna, 43, who have been married for 14 years and share two teenage children in Fort Washington, Maryland, now share something more ominous: a cancer diagnosis. In May 2021, Shauna was diagnosed with breast cancer and later went through a double mastectomy and multiple reconstruction surgeries in the past year, according to her husband. While his wife was recovering from the second surg…
Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
Obituaries
Services Set For Devoted ‘Mighty-Mom’ Tragically Struck, Killed In Pequannock, 55
Services have been set for the devoted single mother who was tragically struck and killed at the age of 55. Jill A. Russo of Pompton Plains died Saturday, June 11 while walking near 229 Boulevard in Pequannock, DailyVoice.com reported. Jill grew up in Saddle Brook, where she graduated high school in 1985, her obituary says. She was a competitive swimmer and loved playing softball. More recently, Jill had developed a passion for running and ice hockey, where she participated in an adult league at the Floyd Hall Arena, according to her memorial. She was also preparing to compete in the Disn…
Lyndhurst, NJ
Obituaries
Bergen County Mom Fought Cancer With Unwavering Dignity
Lifelong North Arlington resident Lisa D. Carlucci-Diehl died on April 21 after a nearly 10-year battle with breast cancer. She was 45 years old. "Lisa has never wavered in her fight," reads a GoFundMe launched by Sharon Rizzo for Lisa's two girls. "She was a warrior, the bravest most loving and selfless woman we all know! She will never be forgotten!" The campaign had raised more than $31,000 as of Thursday, April 28. Lisa worked as a medical billing specialist in East Rutherford for nearly a decade, her obituary says. Lisa leaves behind her two children, Arielle Castellan…
Northern Highlands, NJ
News
Tears Flow For NJ Mom, Non-Profit Founder Who Fought Fiercely For Kids With Disabilities
North Jersey single mom Joanne Bastante-Howard worked tirelessly for years to help provide critical resources for kids who, like her young son, John, have Down syndrome. Bastante-Howard, a former advertising and marketing whirlwind, was personally responsible for raising hundreds of thousands of dollars to help obtain critical medical, education and therapeutic services for those in need through the non-profit she founded, America's Special Kidz (A.S.K.). Parents of children with a wide range of circumstances -- including autism spectrum disorders, cerebral palsy, and mitochondrial disease…
Middletown, NJ
News
Jersey Shore HS Teacher, Iraq War Vet Documenting Breast Cancer Battle On Instagram
A New Jersey high school teacher and Gulf War veteran who is battling breast cancer is taking to social media to spread hope. Sandy Jessop, of Wall, served alongside her now-husband, Christian Jessop, during Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2004, then deployed again to Iraq in 2008. The couple share three children together and are both high school teachers. About one year into the COVID-19 pandemic, Sandy -- a teacher at Freehold Regional High School -- was diagnosed with breast cancer. "It was confirmed I have breast cancer on Saturday," she wrote in an Instagram post. "I expect a long hard r…
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