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St. Barnabas Breaks Record For Most Kidney Donations, Celebrates Chain Of Donors
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By Dawn M. Chiossi veryone knows how chains can be strong and durable, how they can fasten and bond, how they can be long lasting. In the case of a chain made up of people, they echo and resonate with the best of vibrations; vibrations that will last for generations and beyond. Such is the case on Monday, June 11, in the most inspiring of events, St. Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston, a member of RWJ Barnabas Health, celebrated a chain of special people known as living kidney donors and recipients. This moving and emotional ceremony was held at West Orange’s Wilshire Grand Hotel from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. when more than 120 people
swarmed to show their support, celebrate them and wish them well. Living Kidney Donors are individuals who donated their organs so that others battling kidney failure would have a second chance at life. Debunking the myth that only matches can come from a loved one, this living kidney donor chain is essentially strangers helping strangers. During the celebration, recipients and donors met face to face, realizing just how one man’s life touches so many other lives. People who attended this great event witnessed for themselves the actual human faces and souls behind organ donations and medical procedures. The strength of this particular chain is
ever enduring, and the vibrations they cast are the voices of those who sought to make a difference in the lives of others. In a sequence of 46 people, 23 donors and recipients and counting, this is the largest kidney transplant chain to ever take place at one hospital. St. Barnabas Hospital, is, in effect, shattering the record for the most living donor transplant kidney donations. This tidal wave of generosity began unknowingly in October 2017, with just one person making the utterly altruistic decision to become a living donor to help a stranger. That person was Caldwell’s Brian Glennon. continued on page 2
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continued from front page When he volunteered to be an altruistic kidney donor in St. Barnabas Medical Center’s kidney-paired donation program, he had no way of knowing that his sincere, straightforward desire would create the most heartwarming of ripple effects: An impressive 15 way kidney swap- where others were inspired to donate just as Glennon had done. Now just that one desire, just that one act, created a veritable procession of altruistic kidney donors, people who just wanted to help others. Impressively, more than a dozen lives were saved so far! Glennon, father of four, and a self-avowed stay at home dad, is humble regarding being the original donor and all that has transpired since. “Something was missing from my life. I wanted to give back,” he states simply. For Glennon, donating a kidney
wasn’t even a question. “We all have two kidneys and we only need one.” The outpouring of support for this event has been so awe-inspiring, from the public, to the media, to social media, and it has spread so far, that folks still can’t seem to wrap their heads around it. “It’s amazing,” is a sentiment heard over and over. Those at St. Barnabas are thrilled. “This is the longest, largest single center kidney transplant chain that has been performed in the United States,” asserts Dr. Stuart R. Geffner, surgical director Renal and Pancreas Transplant Division and chair of Surgery at St. Barnabas Hospital. St. Barnabas Medical Center is home to New Jersey’s First Living Donor Institute, a kidney paired donation program. Transplanting kidneys and
transforming lives, St. Barnabas Hospital is ranked number one Living Donor Kidney Transplant Program in the United States and the third largest kidney transplant program in the nation. For further information or details on kidney donation, contact St. Barnabas at 973322-5346 or visit www.transplantkidney.org and www.rw-
jbh.org/kidneytransplant. When it comes to random acts of kindness, people don’t always know if their generous actions will make a difference. But as this chain of living kidney donors can attest, sometimes that knowledge will pop up in the most miraculous and inspiring of ways. And the results will echo for more than a lifetime.
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LHS Alumnus Promotes Debut Novel At Local Library
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onsidering the relevancy of immigration in today’s news, Lucy Tan’s debut novel “What We Were Promised” touches on this, but with a twist. Tan, 29, describes the book as a “reverse immigrant story,” which details the Zhen family returning to Shanghai from America so that the family patriarch, Wei, could embark on a new business venture. Wei’s wife Lina and daughter Karen accompany him, but familial tensions eventually resurface when Wei’s brother Qiang and the family housekeeper Sunny come into the picture. Tan graduated from Livingston High School in 2006 and attributes much of her literary success to her Livingston teachers. “I am so thankful for the teachers in the Livingston School District,” says Tan.
is not necessarily a goal authors need to strive for. “I think that’s the wrong way to look at it,” Tan explains, “You can write if you have a fulltime job or a part-time job, as long as you make it a priority. Prioritize however much time you can, like say if you can take an hour a day. Make that hour during the time of day when
you feel the smartest, whether that’s 8 a.m. or 2 a.m., and don’t do anything else during that time and just focus on the writing. You will get better and confidence comes from seeing yourself improve.” Prior to her book, some of Tan’s short stories were also published in various literary continued on page 5
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Debut Novel... continued from page 4 journals. Most recently, her piece “Safety of Numbers” was featured in the Winter 2015-16 issue of “Ploughshares.” Given that she has now done both, Tan has discovered that writing novels comes more naturally to her. In addition to being a writer, Tan is also an avid reader.
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Governor Cody Aims To Prevent Teen Suicide
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ith teen suicide on the rise throughout the state, Senator Richard Codey (D-Livingston), recently unveiled a $1 million plan to combat depression and help educate people on mental health. On July 1, the former governor introduced a bill that will award a $1 million grant within the NJ Department of Education (DOE) for school districts to hire mental health counselors. The NJ Department of Health will determine which school districts are awarded grants. The DOE will report on progress by 2021. There will be specialized training workshops to non-licensed, auxiliary school staff who interact with students and a creation of a statewide “Teen Suicide and Depression Task Force” charged with developing addi-
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Prevent Teen Suicide... continued from page 6 lost kids to suicide, including Dianne Grossman of Rockaway, whose daughter Mallory took her own life at age 12 in June 2017 and Rachelle St. Phard, whose son Coby committed suicide in March 2016 at age 18. The governor has been surrounded by death most of his
life. He is the owner of Codey and Jones Funeral Home in Caldwell, but noted that he has never seen so saw many young people die until recently. Codey feels that social media is a huge factor in teen depression and suicide. Instead of being outside with friends or being active, bullying follows kids home onto Snapchat, Twit-
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Visitors to the website’s homepage will now find that they can also click on a “Community-Wide Calendar.” That tab takes users to a single, combined calendar that includes events and information from all kinds of township groups, whether official, private, or volunteer. Burbio.com is a free website and app that allows users to select specific group calendars to follow, create a personalized event feed, sync events to Google or iPhone calendars instantly, and get notified when things change. Individuals can sign up, and groups can register their calendar feed through www. Burbio.com. Once registered, the events will appear on the continued on page 10
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by Cheryl Conway housands came out to the Oval in Livingston on Wednesday, July 4, to celebrate Independence Day and enjoy music performed live by the EPICSOUL Band. July 4th at the Oval is always a great time for families, friends and neighbors to celebrate Independence Day. This year, it was extra special when the town welcomed the EPICSOUL Band to the main stage at 7:45 p.m. to 9:15 p.m., just prior to fireworks finale. Their performance was sponsored by Saint Barnabas Medical Center. EPICSOUL, lead by Livingston resident Joe Burach, is an 11 piece R&B and Soul band featuring two male and two female singers and a dynamic horn section. Burach, a Berklee College of Music alumni, leads a talented group that includes musicians who have toured with Marc Anthony, Jennifer Lopez, Alicia Keys, Sting & the Police and Jay and The Americans. Livingston residents also recognized the band’s bass player, Livingston High School’s music technology teacher Amedeo Ciminnisi who has played with South Side Johnny and the Asbury Jukes.
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continued from page 12 people just out and about. You don’t see that a lot anymore since everyone is always glued to their phones.” When asked about her fondest memory about her trip, Conway states “Definitely my favorite part was the carousel and just the nature itself. Especially the trees, everything was so pure and nature like.” Be sure to stop by the zoo and explore all of the different types of animals from sea lions to parakeets. Admission for the zoo is $18 for adults, $13 for ages 3-12, $15 for seniors, and free for those two and under. Rather take a more scenic route of the park? Rent a bike! Bike rentals start at $15 which includes a helmet, a basket, a lock and a map. To find out more information about the park itself, visit http://www. centralparknyc.org. Circle Bowl & Entertain-
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Summer Bucket List... continued from page 17 family gatherings! For kids 17 and younger, sign up for “Kids Bowl Free” so that they can go bowling for free all summer long! Purchase a reusable card for the arcade games. This card allows you to put as much money as you want on it and is reloadable. To play laser tag it costs $10 per person and ten people are needed in order to play. To find out more information about Circle Lanes, go to http://www.circlebowlnj.com/ index.html. Walk around Morristown Take a stroll through good ole Morristown for a casual and relaxing yet exciting day! Sitting in the square for a picnic, catching a play or concert at MPAC, or going to one of the many fine dining establishments within the heart of Morristown are some of the many activities. Cody Batsides of Long Valley , a junior at West Morris Central High School, Chester, reminisces about one of the few times he went with his family and recalls “My favorite restaurant there is The Office, yes like the show. It has a really rustic feel to it and the burgers are amazing.” Batsides continues “[Morristown] is a city-like place for us if we don’t want to travel too far like to the actual city. It has really good restaurants in the area and it just seems prettier than any normal kind of place around our area. It kind of reminds me of a small part of Manhattan!” Batsides proceeded further about his love for the small city by stating “I like going there because it’s a place to always keep you busy. There a lot of things to do and look at while walking around.” For more information about what goes on in the Morristown Square, check out https://morristowngreen.com/category/ events-in-morristown/.
Warwick Drive In Theater, Warwick, N.Y. Throw it back to the 60’s with this nostalgic drive in movie theater! Warwick Drive In is an experience no one should miss and is perfect for all ages. Going to the movie theaters has become so mainstream, so why not shake it up with movie night in the car! Jessie Grimes, a firefighter in Budd Lake states “I like it because you could do your own thing, like bring snacks/ drinks and of course blankets, while watching a movie but more comfortably. It’s under the stars and it’s more relaxing then a cold movie theater that the seats don’t recline. It has such an old school feel and I think that’s why it’s so popular.” Right now, they are playing “Incredibles 2,” “The First Purge,” “Dead Pool 2,” “Tag,” “Jurassic World: A Fallen Kingdom,” and “Solo: A Star Wars Movie.” Coming soon to the theater, they are playing “Ant Man and the Wasp,” “Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation” and “Skyscraper.” Admissions for the drive in are $11 for adults, $8 for ages 4-11 and seniors, and kids under four years old are free. Snacks are available at their snack shack for purchase. For an updated list of movies: http://www.warwickdrivein. com. Luna Parc, Sandyston This beautiful art museum is actually the artist’s, Ricky Boscarino, home. Boscarino took a basic beauty and turned it into his personal art studio for many to visit and explore. Savannah Jennings of Mt. Olive, an aspiring artist with her own YouTube page for her artwork, says that as soon as one walks into Boscarino’s house “You get a feeling of comfort and peacefulness. He is such a talented artist and it fills me
with such inspiration! As an artist, I’m so inspired and amazed by what Ricky has turned his home into. Every time I get a chance to visit, I will. I’ll always feel so happy and inspired every time I leave his house. Luna Parc shows you how creative you can be when you open your mind!” Unfortunately, it is only open six times a year, this year it was opened this past June and it will be open again this October. Due to the fact that Luna Parc is a museum, they accept donations of $5 at the door in order to maintain and keep the parc sustainable for more people to come. When one first arrives, there are stone oven pizzas made fresh and right in front of everyone which costs $3. Along with this attraction, the artist sells jewelry and other artwork from his house and his
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erdeen Join the madness by seeing the Friday Night Specials company perform Rocky Horror Picture show! FNS is a non-profit organization that performs thrilling Rocky Horror Picture Show every Friday night at twelve midnight. Fans for generations have gone and seen this movie both in theaters as well as in the Village. Now people are able to see it again and relive the days with their teens and see this outstanding film. Madison Whitlock of Budd Lake, a junior at Mt. Olive High School, went with her friends and family recently to this thrilling show. Whitlock raved “The show was amazing! It was so much fun watching the movie come to life after watching it. I do suggest that for those
who have never seen the movie, watch it before going to see the show in person so you get the gist of what’s actually going on. But I bought a prop bag and it was fun to get involved with the cast as the show went on.” When asked as far as why she loved her experience, she said “It was fun getting ready and going out late to see the show with my friends and family. And once you actually got there, the people there are just so much fun and really make you laugh.” Admission for the show is $7. Want to be a part of the show? Prop bags are $2 and allow the audience to interact with the show and cast. Friday Night Specials also create their own pins and sell them for $1. Since it is in a movie theater, snacks are available for pur-
chase at the counter. To find out more information about the show, visit: http://fridaynitespecials.com. These are only seven of the many things that could be a part of the summer bucket list, but it doesn’t have to stop there. The key to a truly great summer is to be open to new things and to do something that is exciting. Staying in and posting pictures on Instagram or Facebook of how summer is going isn’t what summer is truly about. It’s about living in the now and enjoying the environment. So put the phone down, get up and get out. It’s time to get to it and checking off the list!
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