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Girl Fractures Skull After Hitting Concrete In Ball Pit At American Dream Mall, Lawsuit Says Girl Fractures Skull After Hitting Concrete In Ball Pit At American Dream Mall, Lawsuit Says Girl Fractures Skull After Hitting Concrete In Ball Pit At American Dream Mall, Lawsuit Says
Girl Fractures Skull After Hitting Concrete In Ball Pit At American Dream Mall, Lawsuit Says A Long Island family is suing the American Dream Mall in East Rutherford, NJ, claiming their 9-year-old daughter suffered a fractured skull after striking her head on bare concrete inside the mall’s Bubble Planet attraction last spring. The complaint, filed Tuesday, Oct. 28, in Bergen County Superior Court, alleges that the West Hempstead girl entered the interactive Bubble Planet exhibit at the mall on Wednesday, April 16, when she fell inside a giant ball pit that lacked padding or a safety mat of any kind. According to the filing, the ball pit floor was made of concrete, and there were n…
UnitedHealth Group CEO Resigns, Stock Plunges Amid Executive's Killing, Massive Cyberattack UnitedHealth Group CEO Resigns, Stock Plunges Amid Executive's Killing, Massive Cyberattack UnitedHealth Group CEO Resigns, Stock Plunges Amid Executive's Killing, Massive Cyberattack
UnitedHealth Group CEO Resigns, Stock Plunges Amid Executive's Killing, Massive Cyberattack The head of UnitedHealth Group is stepping down, ending a rocky four years marked by rising medical costs, a major cyberattack, and the high-profile killing of an insurance executive. Andrew Witty has left his position as CEO of UnitedHealth Group due to "personal reasons," the company announced on Tuesday, May 13. He'll remain with UnitedHealth as a senior adviser to newly reappointed CEO Stephen Hemsley. Witty's resignation came as UnitedHealth suspended its 2025 outlook, citing accelerating medical spending among new Medicare Advantage members. "Leading the people of UnitedHea…
Maryland Mom, Nurse Partially Paralyzed Giving Birth To ‘Perfect’ Baby Girl Maryland Mom, Nurse Partially Paralyzed Giving Birth To ‘Perfect’ Baby Girl Maryland Mom, Nurse Partially Paralyzed Giving Birth To ‘Perfect’ Baby Girl
Maryland Mom, Nurse Partially Paralyzed Giving Birth To ‘Perfect’ Baby Girl What started as a miracle moment for a Maryland family has led to uncertainty after the new mother suffered unexpected complications. After years of hoping, trying, and enduring the challenges of IVF, Sarah Park finally gave birth to her "absolutely perfect" daughter, Ellie.  But just as her family’s dream came true, a nightmare no one could have foreseen began. The beloved nurse practitioner in the Surgical Intensive Care Unit at the University of Maryland Medical Center, suddenly lost all movement and sensation in her legs during what was supposed to be a routine epidural ahead of c…
Dover Business Owner Suffers Brain Injury In Go-Kart Crash, Family Shares Powerful Update Dover Business Owner Suffers Brain Injury In Go-Kart Crash, Family Shares Powerful Update Dover Business Owner Suffers Brain Injury In Go-Kart Crash, Family Shares Powerful Update
Dover Business Owner Suffers Brain Injury In Go-Kart Crash, Family Shares Powerful Update A Pennsylvania dad and owner of a local market is fighting for his life after suffering a traumatic brain injury in a go-karting crash. Austin Hogue, a co-owner of Dottie’s Family Market in Dover, was life-flighted to the ICU on Saturday, March 22, after the crash, according to his wife and family friends. “Austin is under sedation and has made huge strides in his recovery,” the family said in a Facebook post shared by Dottie’s on March 23. “He is now able to squeeze a hand on command and is fighting to open his eyes.” GoFundMe photo Hogue suffered a traumatic brain injury, along with br…
UPMC York ICU Nurse Shot In Both Legs By Gunman, Forced To Restrain Coworker UPMC York ICU Nurse Shot In Both Legs By Gunman, Forced To Restrain Coworker UPMC York ICU Nurse Shot In Both Legs By Gunman, Forced To Restrain Coworker
Upmc York ICU Nurse Shot In Both Legs By Gunman, Forced To Restrain Coworker A 19-year-old nurse was shot in both legs, brutally beaten, and forced to restrain a coworker during the UPMC York shooting—and now, she’s facing a grueling recovery with no clear financial support. A GoFundMe has been launched to help Jackxtyn Yank, whose injuries left her unable to walk. “Please Don’t Kill Me” Jackxtyn Yank had just returned to work after celebrating her 19th birthday when the gunman stormed her ICU floor. Peeking out to see the commotion, she was spotted, dragged into the hall, and beaten with a gun before being forced to zip-tie a coworker’s hands together. “I begged hi…
Fredericksburg 'Cell Phone Guy' Clarence Waller Jr. Dead At 39: 'Gentle Giant' Fredericksburg 'Cell Phone Guy' Clarence Waller Jr. Dead At 39: 'Gentle Giant' Fredericksburg 'Cell Phone Guy' Clarence Waller Jr. Dead At 39: 'Gentle Giant'
Fredericksburg 'Cell Phone Guy' Clarence Waller Jr. Dead At 39: 'Gentle Giant' Clarence Waller Jr. went by many names. Jay, junior, "the cell phone guy." But the 39-year-old Fredericksburg man who died on Thursday, Nov. 16, is being remembered in just one way: Fondly. According to a GoFundMe campaign, Waller died due to diabetic complications and renal failure.  Affectionately referred to as a gentle giant standing at 6'3", Waller graduated from Massaponax High School and had been volunteering as an assistant football coach there in recent years, according to the campaign and his obituary. He worked at Best Buy, T-Mobile, and Sprint, and was the go-to guy for …
UPDATE: Community Donated, Got Holbrook 26-Year-Old Crushed By Semi In Nebraska Back Home UPDATE: Community Donated, Got Holbrook 26-Year-Old Crushed By Semi In Nebraska Back Home UPDATE: Community Donated, Got Holbrook 26-Year-Old Crushed By Semi In Nebraska Back Home
Update: Community Donated, Got Holbrook 26-Year-Old Crushed By Semi In Nebraska Back Home A "nightmare" road trip ended early when a car rammed into the vehicle containing a 26-year-old with a "beautiful soul," flipping her car 15 times before ejecting her from the vehicle, after which she was run over by a tractor-trailer.  Tatyana, of Holbrook, was accompanying her best friend from Boston to California to help him move and had made it to Route 80 in Nebraska when they were in the near-fatal car accident on Sunday, March 19, according to a GoFundMe for Abouzeid.  After multiple false starts, Tatyana was able to get boarded on an AirMed flight heading to Boston. GoFundMe / "…
Son Of Bucks Police Detective Placed On Ventilator In Ireland Son Of Bucks Police Detective Placed On Ventilator In Ireland Son Of Bucks Police Detective Placed On Ventilator In Ireland
Son Of Bucks Police Detective Placed On Ventilator In Ireland Matthew Small, the son of a Falls Township police detective, is seriously ill after a holiday visit to his family's native Ireland, loved ones say.  The 21-year-old became sick on Dec. 31 during a family Christmas trip, and while it first appeared he had a common cold, he's since been placed on a ventilator.  "He had started out with a cold, then it went into pneumonia, and then he contracted Influenza-A," wrote family friend Michele Spadaccino in a GoFundMe campaign set up to assist with medical costs. "He was placed on a ventilator, and days later his kidneys began to fail." Th…
Community Rallies Around Injured Berks County Student Athlete Community Rallies Around Injured Berks County Student Athlete Community Rallies Around Injured Berks County Student Athlete
Community Rallies Around Injured Berks County Student Athlete Noah Martinez, a Muhlenberg High School student and goalie of the soccer team, brought his A-game to the semifinals on Tuesday, Oct. 18.  But just as the teen was going in for a save, Noah hit his jaw — breaking the bone into four pieces and badly damaging several of his teeth.  Now, his community is stepping up to help in his hour of need.  Noah's loved ones launched a GoFundMe campaign to assist his parents as the teen sets down the long road to recovery.  As of Thursday, Oct. 20, the campaign has raised more than $2,600.  The donations are meant to h…
Community Steps Up To Support Oakland Mills Honor Student Struck By Drunk Driver Community Steps Up To Support Oakland Mills Honor Student Struck By Drunk Driver Community Steps Up To Support Oakland Mills Honor Student Struck By Drunk Driver
Community Steps Up To Support Oakland Mills Honor Student Struck By Drunk Driver A community is stepping up to support an Oakland Mills High School boy who has been in a coma for several weeks after he was hit by a car while riding his bike, states GoFundMe. Alex Morales was tragically struck by a drunk driver while on his bike in Jessup on Tuesday, Aug. 2, according to the fundraiser. The Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps (JROTC) honor student has been in a coma ever since the tragic accident, and the community is stepping up to help support him and his family as medical costs continue to climb daily. In less than 24 hours, the Baltimore community raised nearly …
Community Rallies For Injured North Bergen Police Officer As Fiancé Battles Brain Tumor Community Rallies For Injured North Bergen Police Officer As Fiancé Battles Brain Tumor Community Rallies For Injured North Bergen Police Officer As Fiancé Battles Brain Tumor
Community Rallies For Injured North Bergen Police Officer As Fiancé Battles Brain Tumor The migraines, seizures and dizziness Isabel Cucalon thought were symptoms of stress turned out to be something much worse: A brain tumor. The Ridgefield Park mom has had three surgeries this year to correct damage endured during the birth of her second child with fiancé Nelson Roman, since early 2021. Isabel Cucalon and Nelson Roman with their kids.GoFundMe photo Meanwhile, Roman injured his shoulder while on duty as a police officer in North Bergen. So when doctors told Cucalon that what she was experiencing was simply from stress, she believed it. But last month, when she was refer…
Ocean County Mom Of 4 Aida Sterling, 37, Loses Cancer Battle Days After Emergency C-Section Ocean County Mom Of 4 Aida Sterling, 37, Loses Cancer Battle Days After Emergency C-Section Ocean County Mom Of 4 Aida Sterling, 37, Loses Cancer Battle Days After Emergency C-Section
Ocean County Mom Of 4 Aida Sterling, 37, Loses Cancer Battle Days After Emergency C-Section Ocean County mom of three Aida “Liz” Sterling, 37, lost her battle with cancer less than a week after giving birth to her fourth child via emergency c-section at Jersey Shore University Medical Center. Born in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, Sterling was known as a “beautiful, devoted and caring” mother, according to a GiveSendGo campaign created for the family’s expenses. After being diagnosed with cancer, Sterling refused treatment in order to “preserve her pregnancy” and gave birth to baby Elizabeth via emergency c-section just six days before dying in her husband, Matthew’s arms, on May 4, the f…
Classmates Rally For 2 Lancaster Catholic HS Students Injured In Rollover Crash Classmates Rally For 2 Lancaster Catholic HS Students Injured In Rollover Crash Classmates Rally For 2 Lancaster Catholic HS Students Injured In Rollover Crash
Classmates Rally For 2 Lancaster Catholic HS Students Injured In Rollover Crash Lancaster Catholic High School students are rallying for a pair of peers who were injured in a rollover crash on Route 222 Tuesday. More than $13,000 had been raised for Domenic Soto and Nahjeir Aikens as of Wednesday evening. Soto and Nahjeir were returning to LCHS after morning classes at Lancaster County Career & Technology Center, when they were rear-ended, their classmates Tony Cruz and Pierce Frailey detailed on the campaign. The impact of the crash sent their vehicle spinning into oncoming traffic and into the grass, where Domenic’s vehicle overturned. Both boys were badly…