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Every Bit Helps

“Consider stepping outside of your comfort zone and make a stretch gift that is meaningful to you.”
An employee’s experience made the importance of Community Medical Center (CMC) clearer than ever to Rolando “Roly” Acosta. “This ...
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Never Doubt Your Strength

“I realized I can truly get through anything.”
Like other Americans, Annamarie DePaola pressed “pause” on her life when the COVID-19 pandemic upended normalcy, scrambled ...
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Taking a Giant Step Forward

"Dr. Prasad did everything. Whether consulting, bandaging my foot or taking out stitches, I always felt like his mind was on me and me alone.”
Diane Savino, 88, loves walking along the beach near her home in Manchester. But for years, these strolls were painful due to ...
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Making Great Strides

“Before, I always had to prep myself, prep my ankle, just to get up. Now, I can get up and go. I’m free.”
When Christine Davis fell and broke her ankle in 2009, she couldn’t have imagined that she’d endure a 12-year-long odyssey of ...
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A Precision Weapon Against Cancer

“I see myself living a long and happy life."
Life could not have seemed better for Rebecca Swamy in 2015. The Freehold resident enjoyed her job as a special education ...
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Benefitting from Clinical Trials

"There can’t be advances if we don’t have people willing to participate in clinical trials.”
Clinical trials can provide hope for those facing a cancer diagnosis. RWJBarnabas Health (RWJBH), in partnership with Rutgers ...
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NBI Patient Becomes the Longest-Living NJ Resident with an LVAD

Mayra Rodriguez’s mechanical heart pump was supposed to give her five years. Fourteen years later, she’s become the longest-living LVAD patient in New Jersey.
Video en español: Paciente de Newark Beth Israel Celebra 14 Anos Viviendo con LVAD When Union County resident Mayra Rodriguez, ...
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I Was Going to Do Whatever It Took to Live

“It’s not easy, but it is rewarding. The best is still to come. You haven’t seen anything yet.”
Four years ago, J.B. Flemming McNeill weighed nearly 700 pounds when his primary care physician delivered a warning he would ...
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Curbing Lymphedema, a Cancer-Related Side Effect

“There’s always room for improvement, but at least I have more tomorrows. I have my breast cancer team at MMC to thank for that.”
Melissa Mazurek of Flemington was just 39 when she received a daunting diagnosis: She had stage 3A breast cancer , a designation ...
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