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Norwich, CT
Breaking News
Surreal Moment For CT Adviser Meeting Woman Whose Life He Saved
Rafi Feigenbaum never thought he'd be saving a life when he had his cheek swabbed for Gift of Life in January 2021. So when the organization called him that August to tell him that he was, in fact, a match, he was shocked — but eager to do anything he could to help. A month later, the 25-year-old financial adviser from Old Lyme was on a train to New York City, preparing to donate stem cells. Things came full circle for Feigenbaum on Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2022, when he met 24-year-old Erica Meyer — the woman whose life he helped save — at a Gift of Life gala in Miami. "It was pretty surreal,"…
Mt. Kisco, NY
Your Community
Miss New York Crowned Miss America 2019
Miss New York Nia Franklin was crowned Miss America 2019 late Sunday night. The Brooklynite, a 24-year-old opera singer, earned a master's degree in music composition from UNC School of the Arts and advocated arts programs in schools across the U.S. Franklin named among the eight contestants to watch for by Cosmopolitan. She donated stem cells to her father while fighting cancer and advocated This is the first year that the contest, at Atlantic City's Boardwalk Hall, will take place without a swimsuit competition.
Hackensack, NJ
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Urgent
: Hackensack Dad Seeks Hispanic Bone Marrow, Stem Cell Donor
A national search is being conducted for a local dad and patient in HackensackUMC's John Theurer Cancer Center in need of a stem cell/bone marrow donor. A stay-at-home father to a nine-year-old son, Merlo Weiss, 45, is fighting acute myeloid leukemia (AML). He is searching for a Hispanic donor because matches are associated with ancestry. To help his mission, his husband David has teamed up with the Gift of Life Marrow Registry and they are conducting an urgent national search for Merlo’s donor. More than 190 donors have enlisted and over $11,000 have been raised, but time is running out…
