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I looked down, and there it was — my heart, feverishly thumping. My valves looked like little whips snapping back and forth. It was a strange sight indeed. more
On May 1, Jimmy Kimmel sounded off on the state of American health care, praised the Affordable Care Act and thanked the doctors who saved his son’s life – including Bellmore JFK alumnus Evan Zahn. more
Jessica Arnone, 23, of Merrick, came home from a work trip with a severe case of the flu. The infection reached her heart and led to myocarditis, an inflammation of the muscle that suppresses its ability to pump blood. After an echocardiogram at South Nassau Hospital revealed that Arnone’s heart function was below 10 percent, she was immediately sent to St. Francis Hospital Heart Center. more
February is American Heart Month, and there is no better time to think about being heart-healthy. If you have high blood pressure, this is the time to be sure you are doing everything you can to keep … more
Once upon a time, holiday shopping was an experience. Folks carved out entire Saturdays or Sundays and headed to their local downtowns to browse through the retail shops. The experience was fun and quaint. You had lunch at the local diner. Then along came the malls. more
Life has taken another turn, not unexpected. My dad, who is 97, had a major heart attack early this week while at home in Florida. more
Longtime Merrick Fire Department member and former Honorary Chief of Department Robert DeMars Jr. died on June 18 in his hometown of Merrick. He was 72 years old. He is survived by his wife, Grace, his mother, Ellen DeMars, and many nieces and nephews. more
There’s no doubt that the 2016 campaign for president has turned into a classic brawl, and neither major political party may ever be the same after Election Day. The Republicans are saddled with a few candidates who, if chosen, could lead to the splintering of the party for many years to come. And the Democratic contest . . . more
In the terrible days and weeks after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, Kevin Kelly, a Bellmore-Merrick Emergency Medical Services volunteer, spent 18-hour shifts at ground zero, digging through the soot-laden “pile,” at first in search of survivors, and later in search of the dead. more
Lee Ann Graziose, principal of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Regional School in Bellmore, experienced a moment of peace and joy after Pope Francis’s Mass at Madison Square Garden last Friday, she says. more
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