Virginia Tech Med School Student Battles Cancer With Help From Friend Virginia Tech Med School Student Battles Cancer With Help From Friend
Virginia Tech Med School Student Battles Cancer With Help From Friend Hirad Khoshravesh might not have biological family in the United States, but it's clear his peers consider him as such. The Virginia Tech Ph.D. student has a reoccurrence of nasopharyngeal carcinoma, which is a cancer in the back of the nose, that has spread throughout his body, his friend Shiva Ghasemi said.  Hirad KhoshraveshKhoshravesh's GoFundMe and Facebook Pages Ghasemi is urging those who have met Khoshravesh and those who just want to help, to donate to his GoFundMe to alleviate upcoming medical expenses.  Khoshravesh currently has very few acquaintances in Blacksburg where he …
Hunterdon County Man, 24, In Medically-Induced Coma Following ‘Life-Threatening’ Crash Hunterdon County Man, 24, In Medically-Induced Coma Following ‘Life-Threatening’ Crash
Hunterdon County Man, 24, In Medically-Induced Coma Following ‘Life-Threatening’ Crash Support is on the rise for a 24-year-old Hunterdon County man who has been in a medically-induced coma for over a week following a life-threatening crash. Steven Montero, of Flemington, was airlifted to Robert Wood Johnson Hospital following a serious crash at the intersection near Hunterdon Central Regional High School on Saturday, June 4, according to a GoFundMe launched for his medical expenses. “As many people noticed it was a horrible accident,” reads the campaign, created by Norma Cruz Ruiz. Montero has been in a medically-induced coma after suffering from severe internal bleeding an…
Beloved Philly Area Mom Dies After Months-Long Cancer Battle Beloved Philly Area Mom Dies After Months-Long Cancer Battle
Beloved Philly Area Mom Dies After Months-Long Cancer Battle A beloved Philadelphia area mom died after a six-and-a-half-month battle with cancer, her family said. She was 61. Penny Jo Weigand, of Bristol, died on Friday, April 1, her obituary says. She was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer in early September 2021, and had been fighting it ever since, according to a GoFundMe launched for her medical and funeral expenses. The page had raised over $500 as of Friday, April 8. She was remembered in her obituary as someone who loved to take walks, read her Bible, and listen to Joel Olsteen. She is survived by her daughters, Jessica Martine and J…
Support Surges For Beloved Lehigh Valley Nurse, Mom Of 8 Battling Colon Cancer Support Surges For Beloved Lehigh Valley Nurse, Mom Of 8 Battling Colon Cancer
Support Surges For Beloved Lehigh Valley Nurse, Mom Of 8 Battling Colon Cancer Support is on the rise for a beloved Lehigh Valley nurse and mother of eight battling stage IV colon cancer. After several months of suffering from mysterious pain and fatigue, Kirsten Bickert, 42, was sent to a GI specialist and learned that she had developed a mass in her sigmoid colon on Dec. 8, according to a GoFundMe launched for her medical expenses. Bickert is known for her role as a passionate and caring nurse, as well as a mother of eight children ages seven through 18. “She has been a nurse since 2007 and loves helping and taking care of people,” reads the campaign, launched by T…
Support Surges For Beloved Bucks County Man Left Paralyzed After 4 Spine Infections Support Surges For Beloved Bucks County Man Left Paralyzed After 4 Spine Infections
Support Surges For Beloved Bucks County Man Left Paralyzed After 4 Spine Infections Support is skyrocketing for a beloved Bucks County man who was left paralyzed from the waist down after suffering four different spinal infections and undergoing more than a dozen surgeries. Kevin Sebesky, of Doylestown, has suffered from spine issues for seven years and is in need of a power wheelchair after facing four different infections and undergoing a total of 17 surgeries, according to a GoFundMe launched for his medical expenses. Sebesky was recently released after spending several months at Jefferson Hospital and Magee Rehab Center, according to the fundraiser, launched by his wif…
Single Mom ID'd As Victim Seriously Injured In Central PA Helicopter Crash Single Mom ID'd As Victim Seriously Injured In Central PA Helicopter Crash
Single Mom ID'd As Victim Seriously Injured In Central PA Helicopter Crash Support is surging for a single-mother who was seriously hurt in a helicopter crash. A K-Copters 47G-2 helicopter crashed at Lititz airport, on Saturday, Nov. 20 at 11:30 a.m., as Daily Voice previously reported citing the FAA.  Of the two people on board, one was seriously injured-- that person was later identified as Jessica 'Jessie' Robinson of Lancaster, according to a GoFundMe campaign page by her friend Darren Lucas. Robinson is a helicopter and small airplane pilot and flight instructor who was teaching a student at the time of the crash, according to the campaign page. She an…
Support Surges For Beloved Madison Man Diagnosed With Rare Brain Cancer Support Surges For Beloved Madison Man Diagnosed With Rare Brain Cancer
Support Surges For Beloved Madison Man Diagnosed With Rare Brain Cancer Support is on the rise for a beloved family man from Madison who was recently diagnosed with a rare form of brain cancer. Giorgi Pasikashvili, a longtime Madison resident, was taken to the hospital by his loving wife Nana on August 30 after suffering three months of personality changes and extreme headaches, according to a GoFundMe launched for his medical expenses, including a stair lift. Pasikashvili, described as a “very hard worker” and a “sweet, kind and friendly man with anyone he meets,” underwent brain surgery after an MRI detected a tumor on Sept. 5, according to the campaign, star…
Support Rises For Beloved Mt. Olive Coach, Young Daughter Critically Hurt In Head-On Crash Support Rises For Beloved Mt. Olive Coach, Young Daughter Critically Hurt In Head-On Crash
Support Rises For Beloved Mt. Olive Coach, Young Daughter Critically Hurt In Head-On Crash Support is on the rise for a Morris County father and daughter who suffered serious injuries in a head-on car crash. Benjamin “QB” Quattlebaum and his 12-year-old daughter, Destinee, were hospitalized with critical injuries after their car was struck head-on by a driver on Route 46 in Budd Lake on Saturday, Oct. 23, according to a GoFundMe launched for their medical expenses. Quattlebaum is a 2003 graduate of Mount Olive High School and a former member of the state championship football team. He also volunteers as a coach for the eighth-grade Mount Olive Junior Marauders Varsity football te…
Support Surges For Norristown Area HS Grad Severely Hurt In Motorcycle Crash Support Surges For Norristown Area HS Grad Severely Hurt In Motorcycle Crash
Support Surges For Norristown Area HS Grad Severely Hurt In Motorcycle Crash Support is surging for a Norristown Area High School graduate who was severely injured in a motorcycle crash on Aug. 15. Alex Krier, 21, was on his way to get coffee on his motorcycle when he was struck by a car, GoFundMe organizer Zach Heim wrote. He was ejected from his motorcycle onto the car, cracked the car windshield, and became unconscious. "He is in the hospital with a broken jaw, 4 broken vertebrae, internal bleeding, and on a ventilator." He is awaiting a bed opening in Jefferson Hospital where he will be airlifted for multiple surgeries, according to Heim. "Alex is a person who…
Support Surges For South Jersey Student Battling Brain Cancer Support Surges For South Jersey Student Battling Brain Cancer
Support Surges For South Jersey Student Battling Brain Cancer A community in Burlington County is rallying behind a high school student who is battling aggressive brain cancer. Instead of visiting colleges and preparing for the senior prom, Jadon Phillips has been undergoing chemotherapy and radiation treatments. The Delran High School football star also hoped to be trying out for some college teams.  This GoFundMe page has been created by friends for his mother, Caisse Gore, to help with her 17-year-old son's medical bills and other expenses. Jadon also needs an accessible van and a ramp because he is unable to walk. There's been no …
Support Surges For Family Of Former Parsippany Fire Chief, Volunteer After Unexpected Death Support Surges For Family Of Former Parsippany Fire Chief, Volunteer After Unexpected Death
Support Surges For Family Of Former Parsippany Fire Chief, Volunteer After Unexpected Death Support is surging for the family of a former Parsippany fire chief and lifelong volunteer member who died after battling a long illness. Francisco Munoz, life member and former Chief of Parsippany Rescue and Recovery, died April 15, the department said. Munoz, whose family came to the U.S. from Chile, spent more than two decades saving lives and serving as a dedicated volunteer on the Parsippany rescue squad. Described as a “family man,” Munoz was known for his intense love of his wife and children. “He was a true family man,” the department wrote on Facebook. “He always had his camera …
NJ Driver, 20, Accused Of Killing 4 Friends In Crash Tells Her Side On TikTok, GoFundMe NJ Driver, 20, Accused Of Killing 4 Friends In Crash Tells Her Side On TikTok, GoFundMe
NJ Driver, 20, Accused Of Killing 4 Friends In Crash Tells Her Side On TikTok, GoFundMe Money began pouring in to help pay legal fees for a 20-year-old Essex County woman after she posted a TikTok video on Saturday defending herself against charges in a violent crash that killed four of her close friends last spring. A badly-burned Nashauna Johnson of Newark also mounted a GoFundMe campaign to deal with legal costs. A grand jury in Newark on Thursday returned an indictment charging Johnson with four counts of death by auto – also known as vehicular homicide -- in the June 9 crash on Route 22 at the Newark-Hillside border. In her TikTok video, Johnson contends that drugs, alc…