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Sunrise Association ambassador twins, 4-year old Aiden and Mason Schaefer, of Rockville Centre, led the groundbreaking ceremony.

Sunrise Association breaks ground on new headquarters in Oceanside

The Sunrise Association broke ground on its new, international headquarters on May 5, next door to where it began enhancing the lives of children with cancer and their families in Oceanside. more

By Briana Bonfiglio | 5/16/19

Brooke Williams, left, and her brother, Jack, second from right, were honored at the Cancer Center for Kids at New York University Winthrop Hospital’s Black and White Ball. They were joined by their parents, Donna-Marie Korth-Williams and Ken Williams, and Dr. Mark Weinblatt, far right, chief of the Pediatric Hematology/Oncology at NYU Winthrop Hospital and the director of the Cancer Center for Kids.

Rockville Centre siblings honored for service to children with cancer

Siblings Jack and Brooke Williams, of Rockville Centre, were named youth award recipients during the Black and White Ball in Garden City on April 12, an annual fundraiser hosted by the Cancer Center for Kids at New York University Winthrop Hospital. more

5/8/19

If only we knew now what we’ll know then

I saw a guy in town waiting under the portico of a medical practice that specializes in lung disease, and damn if he wasn’t puffing away on a cigarette. more

5/3/19

Noah Dzienius, before his most recent haircut. He let his hair grow long to have it cut to help cancer patients.

Baldwin teen a cut above the rest

Baldwinite Meghan LaDue has been asked many times if her child, Noah Dzienius, is a boy or girl. At times, she admitted, it was difficult to tell because Noah had long, wavy hair that fell below his … more

By Anthony O'Reilly | 5/2/19

Dani Frisch Harkin runs marathons and triathlons each year with the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society’s Team in Training.

South Side High School grad running through obstacles

Numerous surgeries haven’t stopped Rockville Centre native Dani Frisch Harkin, a Hodgkin’s lymphoma survivor, from running marathons around the country. Actually, running saved her life, she said. more

By Briana Bonfiglio | 4/25/19

Stacy Miranda, of Long Beach, who was successfully treated for breast cancer at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, chatted with State Sen. John Brooks, of Seaford, after she gave a keynote speech at the grand-opening ceremony for MSK’s newest center, on Hempstead Turnpike in Uniondale.

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center opens in central Nassau

Thirty-nine-year-old Stacy Miranda is an ice climber — that is, she scales cliff faces coated in ice. She does so as a member of Climb for Hope, a nonprofit organization that raises funds to … more

By Scott Brinton | 4/5/19

Merrick resident Eric Schrader, left, spoke about his experiences battling colon cancer. He was joined by Dr. Frank Gress, second from left, Dr. Frank Caliendo, Dr. Dean Pappas and Dr. Rajiv Datta, all of South Nassau Communities Hospital.

South Nassau Communities Hospital raises colon cancer awareness

Eric Schrader recalled that when he noticed blood in his stool about two years ago, colon cancer was not on his mind. It wasn’t until six months later, when the blood became excessive, that he sought medical care and was diagnosed with the disease, which kills 50,000 people in the United States annually. more

By Briana Bonfiglio | 4/4/19

Longtime volunteer firefighter Alfred “Bubba” Barbieri, of Glenwood Landing, is in need of a kidney donor.

Glenwood Landing fireman’s quest for a kidney

In a room that once served as his office, Alfred Barbieri tore into a hefty cardboard box containing a tangle of medical tubes and a bag of dialysate fluid, which is used to draw toxins from the … more

By Alyssa Seidman | 4/4/19

Mary’s sister Lyndsey, far left, and mother, Carol, second from right, joined Abby Marriott, second from left, and Rachel Corner at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in December to give Roku digital media players to patients.

Ruchalski family of Rockville Centre keeping late 12-year-old Mary’s memory alive through foundation

The Ruchalski family traveled to Sag Harbor on March 11 to visit a bench they dedicated to their daughter and sister, Mary, who died of cancer last March 11, at age 12. more

By Ben Strack | 3/28/19

Meri Lupo modeled a rainbow peplum with Just Float on Flare jeans at the Rockville Centre Breast Cancer Coalition’s second annual Fashion Show on March 10.

Survivors hit the runway to raise funds for Rockville Centre Breast Cancer Coalition

Breast cancer survivors took to the runway on March 10 for the Rockville Centre Breast Cancer Coalition’s second annual Fashion Show at Bridgeview Yacht Club in Island Park. more

By Ben Strack | 3/21/19

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