Surgery will be at Mt. Sinai in two weeks
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Cassandra Dimaria has a new surgery date.
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The young Woodbridge woman was the subject of intense media attention last week after she revealed that life-saving cancer for her stage 4 colon cancer had been repeatedly cancelled.
On Saturday, Dimaria said her cousin, Vanessa Pilieci, had been in touch with Philomena Servidio, President and CEO of Colorectal Cancer Resource & Action Network.
“She’s been my advocate,” she said of Servidio.
“I had no idea people like her existed. If I’d known, my journey would have gone much smoother than it did.”
Her surgery is scheduled to happen in two weeks at Mt. Sinai; Dimaria needs a specific surgery that’s only done there, she said.
And she said she’s grateful for the media attention to her situation and to those who contacted her surgeon on her behalf.
“I am definitely relieved. I just want to have my surgery, heal, and put all this behind me.”
It’s been an experience, she adds, watching people come together to help her.
“In a matter of just a few days, look what the community has done for me. People I don’t know have helped fight for me.
“It shows you — share your story!”
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