Mother’s Day Search For Missing Autistic Boy Ends In Tragedy In Poconos
A GoFundMe has been launched for the family of a 5-year-old autistic boy who was found dead hours after vanishing from his home on Mother’s Day, Pennsylvania State Police said.
Ajani Jermaine Samuels disappeared from the 100 block of Rose Drive in Chestnuthill Township around 9 a.m. on Sunday, May 10, according to PSP Fern Ridge.
The non-verbal child, who also had epilepsy, sparked a massive search effort involving PSP K9 and aviation units, rescue divers, local fire companies, EMS crews, Monroe County OEM, Rescue International, RRTF, DTU, SARRT, and Northeast Search and Rescue.
Ajani was …
Nicholas Leonor, 14, Of Somers Point Dies Due To Seizure Disorder, Family Says
Support is on the rise following the death of a 14-year-old New Jersey boy.
Nicholas M. Leonor, 14, of Somers Point, died Friday, Sept. 19, at home from a seizure disorder, according to his obituary from Wimberg Funeral Home.
A GoFundMe created by his sister Jennifer Leonor said, “On Friday, September 19th, our family’s world shattered. We lost my baby brother, Nicholas, to Epilepsy. He was only 14 years old, with his whole life ahead of him.”
“Nicholas also lovingly known as Nicky, was so much more than his condition — he was funny, loving, and full of light and so smart,” the GoFundMe sa…
Cause Of Death Revealed For Jessica Aber, US Attorney, Found Dead In Alexandria Home
The cause of death has been revealed for Jessica Aber, the US Attorney who died in March.
The 43-year-old prosecutor suffered "sudden unexpected death in epilepsy," The Virginian-Pilot reports, citing the State Medical Examiner's Office.
Aber, the former United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, was found unresponsive around 9:18 a.m. Saturday, March 22, inside a home on the 900 block of Beverley Drive in Alexandria, as previously reported by Daily Voice.
Police said there was no foul play involved and her family later said that Aber suffered from epilepsy and …
Boy Survives Quadruple-Fatal Route 10 Randolph Crash But Faces Long Road To Recovery
Despite suffering severe injuries in a four-car crash that killed four people, 4-year-old Hunter, a Randolph Township boy, just keeps smiling.
Hunter, who uses a wheelchair after being diagnosed with cerebral palsy and epilepsy, was a passenger in a school minivan in the crash that occurred on Route 10 near Millbrook Avenue in Randolph on Thursday, April 10, according to a fundraiser set up to support him and authorities.
Four people, Bertha Castaneda, a 67-year-old Dover resident, Diane Goetz, a 71-year-old Randolph resident, Maria Figueroa, a 58-year-old Wharton…
Teacher Sings Through Brain Surgery At Jersey Shore Medical Center (Video)
Krystina Vied started with some Neil Diamond and ended with the "Moana" soundtrack.
No, this wasn't a karaoke bar. This was brain surgery.
Vied, a 30-year-old preschool teacher from Keansburg, was diagnosed with epilepsy years ago, but was having breakthrough seizures despite being on anti-seizure medication.
An MRI found Vied had a brain tumor, and she was referred to Hackensack Meridian Neuroscience Institute at Jersey Shore University Medical Center neuro-oncologist, Shama Farooq, M.D., and Nitesh V Patel, M.D., Co-Director of Neurosurgical Oncology.
Patel, a Jersey City native who co…
Former EMT Cheryl Ritchie Robinson Of Cinnaminson Dies, 45
Cheryl L. Robinson of Cinnaminson died on Oct. 30. She was 45 years old.
A Magnolia native, Cheryl worked and volunteered as an EMT before a 19-year battle with epilepsy, her obituary says.
She is survived by her daughter, Candice Robinson; her fiancé, Kayla of Maple Shade; her brothers, Russell J. Ritchie, (Renee), William J. Ritchie, and Martin H. Ritchie; her sister, Kathleen A. Porch & her fiancé Steve; her grandchildren, Ronald P. Baldwin, Jr., Izabella Hettel and Destiny Robinson. Also survived by her great nieces & nephews Aubrie, Jace, Jaylin, Diandre, Syrina and Amel…
Sussex County Mom Diana Nutter Dies, 34
Longtime Sussex County resident Diana M. Nutter died Friday, June 26. She was 34 years old.
Diana served in the U.S. Army after graduating from Vernon Township High School, her obituary says.
More than $3,900 had been raised on a GoFundMe in Diana's honor, which says her death was a result of her longtime battle with epilepsy.
Diana was predeceased by her father, Robert L. Nutter; and survived by her son, Owen Scott Torppey; her mother, Linda M. Kelly of Vernon; brothers, Michael Kelly, Donald Nutter, Robert Nutter, and Johnathan Kelly of Vernon; and her sister, Patricia Kelly.
A memorial…
