Old Tappan Boy Struck By Car Sees Overwhelming Community Support Old Tappan Boy Struck By Car Sees Overwhelming Community Support
Old Tappan Boy Struck By Car Sees Overwhelming Community Support As Stefan Wiklinski remains on the mend after being struck by a car in Old Tappan while riding his bike, residents of the borough are showing they have his back. A fundraiser has been created to support Wiklinski's family with medical expenses following the Sunday, June 11 incident. As of Tuesday, June 20, more than $60,000 has been raised. Wiklinski, an eighth grader who was set to graduate from Charles DeWolf Middle School, suffered a brain injury and remains under sedation. Wiklinski, called "Stefan Spectacular" by his dad, Stephen, was inducted into the National Honor Society and played…
Motorcyclist Who Lost Leg In South Jersey Crash Sees Support, Thanks Cop Who Did 'God’s Work' Motorcyclist Who Lost Leg In South Jersey Crash Sees Support, Thanks Cop Who Did 'God’s Work'
Motorcyclist Who Lost Leg In South Jersey Crash Sees Support, Thanks Cop Who Did 'God’s Work' Support is on the rise for a South Jersey motorcyclist who was airlifted with critical injuries in a crash and later sent sincere thanks to the officer who saved his life. James McPherson lost his left leg from the knee down following the crash on Sunday, May 28, according to a GoFundMe launched for his medical expenses. “James has always been the person to drop whatever he’s doing and help any one of his friends at the drop of a dime,” reads the campaign, launched by a friend the day afterward. “Anytime I’d call James would be there.” The crash occurred on the 2000 block of Tuckahoe Road …
Hudson Valley 13-Year-Old Struck By SUV While Riding Scooter Remains Critical Hudson Valley 13-Year-Old Struck By SUV While Riding Scooter Remains Critical
Hudson Valley 13-Year-Old Struck By SUV While Riding Scooter Remains Critical Teachers, friends, and community members are coming together to help a 13-year-old Hudson Valley boy who was hit by an SUV while riding an electric scooter. The crash took place in Dutchess County around 3 p.m. Sunday, May 7 at the intersection of IBM Road and West Dogwood Drive in the town of Poughkeepsie. According to Poughkeepsie police, Jose Valdovinos was struck by a Jeep Grand Cherokee SUV driven by a 29-year-old woman.  Jose sustained life-threatening injuries and is currently hospitalized in a pediatric ICU, said a GoFundMe effort started by Todd Middle School teachers an…
7-Year-Old Paterson Stabbing Victim Sees Community Support 7-Year-Old Paterson Stabbing Victim Sees Community Support
7-Year-Old Paterson Stabbing Victim Sees Community Support Sofia was just 7 years old when her whole life changed. The Paterson native was stabbed, and ended up in the hospital following the attack, according to a GoFundMe campaign organized by loved ones. A report by Univision says the girl was comatose following the harrowing incident at the hands of her grandmother, who has since been charged with attempted murder. Since the stabbing, Sofia has undergone numerous surgeries and has had to have a feeding tube installed, the campaign says. Once she regains consciousness, she will have difficulty speaking. Her parents have been traveling back and f…
Jersey Shore Nurse Battling For Her Life With Kidney Ailments Seeks Donor Match Jersey Shore Nurse Battling For Her Life With Kidney Ailments Seeks Donor Match
Jersey Shore Nurse Battling For Her Life With Kidney Ailments Seeks Donor Match A 26-year-old nurse and mother of two girls is battling for her life, her family in Ocean County says. Taylor Brazenor has been fighting Primary Hyperoxaluria type 1 (PH1) her entire life but has recently hit a wall, said her sister, Alison Way of Tuckerton. Brazenor, a nurse at AtlanticCare Regional Medical Center and a substitute nurse for Pinelands Regional School District in Ocean County, was placed on a kidney transplant list in November 2021.  She is still waiting for one. In the meantime, Brazenor's sister launched a GoFundMe page to help with medical expenses. Taylor is…
'Shaken To Our Cores': Daughters Seek Help Getting NJ Dad Back To US After Stroke In Thailand 'Shaken To Our Cores': Daughters Seek Help Getting NJ Dad Back To US After Stroke In Thailand
'Shaken To Our Cores': Daughters Seek Help Getting NJ Dad Back To US After Stroke In Thailand A New Jersey dad on a worldwide trip has suffered a stroke overseas and his daughters are seeking assistance. The Brunetti girls are hoping to get Vince Brunetti back to the U.S. from Thailand, where he has been hospitalized for weeks. Vince had been traveling to "continue his goal and journey to explore the world," his daughter, Adriana Brunetti of Absecon wrote on this GoFundMe page. The unexpected stroke "has shaken his life and our family to the core," she wrote. It has now been over two weeks and Vince is unfortunately still hospitalized in Thailand without any form of friends o…
'At End Of Our Rope:' NJ Son Seeks Help With Mom's Hellish Assisted Living Expenses 'At End Of Our Rope:' NJ Son Seeks Help With Mom's Hellish Assisted Living Expenses
'At End Of Our Rope:' NJ Son Seeks Help With Mom's Hellish Assisted Living Expenses It's everyone's nightmare, spiraling medical costs with no end in sight. Joseph Giamarese, of Princeton, is intimately familiar with the struggle. He's asking for help for his nearly 95-year-old mother whose been in need of steady intensive care the past 10 years. Marie Giamarese’s current level of care exceeds $15,000 per month. "For almost a decade, my mother has been in and out of physical rehabilitation, assisted living, and memory care facilities,"  Joseph Giamarese wrote on this GoFundMe page. After seven years of continuous decline, the constant need for care has taken its tol…
Warren County Girl Gets Outpour Of Support After Brain Tumor Diagnosis, Surgery Warren County Girl Gets Outpour Of Support After Brain Tumor Diagnosis, Surgery
Warren County Girl Gets Outpour Of Support After Brain Tumor Diagnosis, Surgery Support is on the rise for a Warren County girl battling an aggressive brain tumor. Dani was diagnosed with a type of brain tumor called a Pilocytic Astrocytoma on her birthday, according to a GoFundMe launched by the Alano-Macalalag family, of Stewartsville, on Saturday, April 15. Dani had surgery to drain the fluid in her brain and take a tissue sample for a biopsy that same whirlwind weekend before returning home about a week later. Since then, she’s been “recovering well,” the family says. “It has been so comforting to see her back to her old self singing, dancing, and being witty as e…
‘She Is A Fighter:’ Beloved Mom Battling ALS Sees Wave Of Support From Phillipsburg Community ‘She Is A Fighter:’ Beloved Mom Battling ALS Sees Wave Of Support From Phillipsburg Community
‘She Is A Fighter:’ Beloved Mom Battling ALS Sees Wave Of Support From Phillipsburg Community The Phillipsburg community is coming together to support a beloved mom who is battling a rare form of ALS. GoFundMe creator Samantha Anderson of Phillipsburg says her mother, Kathleen, is “also an amazing grandmother, wife, sister, aunt, and the best friend you could ever have.” About two months ago, Kathleen, 62, received a heartbreaking diagnosis of Bulbar Onset ALS, which Anderson says typically begins in the face and neck and is ultimately “one of the rarest and most aggressive types of ALS.” Since then, Kathleen has lost almost all her ability to speak, swallow, and has a high choking…
Support Rises For Somerset County Family As Grandma Dies During Visit With Newborn Grandchild Support Rises For Somerset County Family As Grandma Dies During Visit With Newborn Grandchild
Support Rises For Somerset County Family As Grandma Dies During Visit With Newborn Grandchild Support is on the rise for a Somerset County family after the unexpected death of a beloved grandmother during a visit with her newborn grandchild. Alekya Siddula says in a GoFundMe that her mother, Radha Siddula, came to visit her newborn baby and “suddenly collapsed” on Tuesday, April 4. “Ambulatory Services quickly responded and did CPR as she suffered from Brain Aneurysm and Cardiac Arrest back to back,” reads the fundraiser. The new grandmother was then taken to RWJ Hospital in Somerville, where her heart was stabilized, before being flown to the New Brunswick location …
Lawrence 21-Year-Old Comatose After Rollover Crash Gets Thousands In Support Lawrence 21-Year-Old Comatose After Rollover Crash Gets Thousands In Support
Lawrence 21-Year-Old Comatose After Rollover Crash Gets Thousands In Support A community that protected a woman who had been ejected from her car by blocking her body with their vehicles is now pitching in to support her recovery through donations.  Keyarah Mendoza, 21, was driving northbound on I-495 in Lawrence on Friday, Jan. 27 when a tractor trailer cut into her lane and smashed into her car, causing it to flip multiple times and sending Mendoza flying out of the vehicle onto the fast lane, according to a fundraiser created to help her family with medical costs.  Two medical professionals were on their way to work near the crash provided first aid and…
NJ Starbucks Worker Was Right To Be Worried About Daughter's Swollen Belly: 'One Strong Girl' NJ Starbucks Worker Was Right To Be Worried About Daughter's Swollen Belly: 'One Strong Girl'
NJ Starbucks Worker Was Right To Be Worried About Daughter's Swollen Belly: 'One Strong Girl' A Camden County mom's intuition that something wasn't right with her 2-year-old daughter and her swollen belly unfortunately turned out to be right. Sometime after the new year, Damara Burke noticed swelling in Charli's upper belly, according to a GoFundMe page launched for the Mount Ephraim family. "After a week of testing (ultrasound, MRI with anesthesia, CT scan, and Biopsy), the doctors confirmed that she had several masses that metastasized from her kidney to her liver, lungs, and around her blood vessels," her aunt wrote on the page. Charli BurkeGoFundMe "These tumors in Charli’s…