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'Ironic Twist Of Fate' For Maryland Nurse Fighting Cancer Amid Husband's Job Loss
Ketsia Kendall has spent her life caring for her community, and now it's time to return the favor.
The 33-year-old as the nurse from Prince George's County embarks on a difficult journey to recover from multiple medical maladies.
Last September, Ketsia, who has ties to Laurel and Temple Hills, was diagnosed with leukemia, according to a GoFundMe launched for her and her husband, Gregory Kendall.
"For the past three years, she has worked tirelessly as a cardiac nurse and patient advocate, earning several Daisy Awards for superior nursing excellence," the campaign launched by her sister, Eli…
Beloved Teacher Who Graduated From High School, College In Westchester Dies Suddenly At Age 64
A beloved teacher and longtime Hudson Valley resident has died at the age of 64.
Dutchess County resident Michael Ambron, of Fishkill, died suddenly of heart failure at Vassar Brothers Medical Center in Poughkeepsie on Tuesday, July 26, according to his obituary.
Ambron grew up in the Bronx, and he graduated from Sacred Heart High School in Yonkers.
He went on to earn degrees from Manhattan College and Iona College, his obituary said.
For 25 years, he worked for IBM in East Fishkill and Southbury, Connecticut, and he served as director of programming, according to his obituary.
In …
Air Force Vet Survives Double-Organ Transplant Thanks To A Strong Collaboration
For more than two decades, Cary Hirsch, MD, helped keep Nelson Cintron alive. Dr. Hirsch, an interventional cardiologist and Director of the Cardiovascular Institute at Good Samaritan Hospital, a member of the Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth), in Suffern, had been treating Nelson “since before the computer,” he said, for a variety of heart problems.
Nelson, 67, lives in New Hampton with his wife, Edna; they have one son and three grandchildren. He was diagnosed with cardiomyopathy — an enlarged heart — in 1995. Then, in 1999, his aortic valve failed, disrupting the funct…
WMC Explains How To Keep Hearts Healthy After Failure
According to cardiac specialist Dr. Alan Gass, the advice he gives to patients with heart failure is designed to be simple yet effective: stop drinking alcohol, stop smoking, lose weight and start exercising.
“If you have heart failure, do all of that, plus watch your salt and water intake, and be active,” said Gass, medical director of Cardiac Transplantation and Mechanical Circulatory Support at Westchester Medical Center, the flagship of the Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth), who also sees patients at Good Samaritan Hospital, in Suffern. “People think that exercise an…
