for breaking news visit www.qns.com JANUARY 21, 2016 • times 17 Two-time cancer survivor from Middle Village creates foundation to help others BY ANTHONY GIUDICE agiudice@ridgewoodtimes.com @A_GiudiceReport One girl is using her battles against cancer to create a foundation to help those who are still fighting. Carly Rose Nieves, a native of Middle Village, was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia in 2003, at the age of 7. During her treatment she went through many chemotherapy sessions as well as blood and platelet transfusions, and eventually beat cancer. At the age of 12, Nieves relapsed and had to fight cancer for a second time. After her relapse, she needed intensive chemotherapy and many more blood and platelet transfusions. With the help of her family and friends, Nieves never gave up hope and beat cancer again. Nieves went on to graduate from Christ the King High School with honors. She is currently attending LaGuardia Community College and has a 4.0 grade point average. “My fight against cancer, and beating it twice, is so important to me because it has truly shaped who I am today. It opened my eyes to everything we take for granted in our lives and has helped me look at things from a different perspective than most teens/young adults would normally view things,” Nieves said. “I don’t believe in giving up easily, which is why I fought so hard; the support of family and friends also gave me even more incentive and encouragement to fight the battle I call cancer. Refusing to let cancer take over my life was my ambition; looking forward to the freedom after treatment was my goal.” It was not only her family and friends that helped Nieves overcome cancer; it was the generosity of complete strangers who help patients, like Nieves, by donating the blood needed during blood and platelet transfusions. To show her appreciation to everyone that helped her throughout her fights against cancer, Nieves and her family have created The Carly Rose Foundation (TCRF), which will be launching later this week. “Our hope for TCRF, for many years to come, is to ease the financial burdens of these families by paying medical bills, sending grocery gift cards monthly and through the holidays, household expenses and sending gift baskets to their child that is ill and if that child has siblings to include them also,” said Lisa Horner, Nieves’ mother. “Who better knows what these families need than a family who suffered, not once but twice, with a life-threatening illness?” TCRF has teamed up with New York Blood Center to host a blood and bone marrow drive at Christ the King High School, located at 68-02 Metropolitan Ave., on Saturday, Jan. 30, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The blood drive will have free face painting and balloons for kids, as well as several raffles for those who donate blood to win. For more information or to make an appointment to donate, send an email to donate@carlyrose. com. Photo courtesy The Carly Rose Foundation The Carly Rose Foundation was created by two-time cancer survivor Carly Rose Nieves and her family to help others fight cancer. Tap into savings! NYCB Liquid CD 7-MONTH CD Get this great rate when you enroll in NYCB Elite, link your 0.80% APY1 NYCB Liquid CD to a new or existing NYCB Elite Gold Checking account and maintain $100,000 or more in combined balances1. • Flexible in-branch penalty-free withdrawals2. • $2,500 minimum to open and earn interest. myNYCB.com • (877) 786-6560 1 Annual Percentage Yield (APY) above is accurate as of date of publication and is subject to change without notice. The minimum balance to open the 7 month Liquid CD and to earn the stated APY is $2,500. The interest rate remains fixed until maturity. Fees could reduce earnings. Please ask a Bank Representative for the full terms and conditions of the Liquid CD. In order to qualify for the stated APY, the CD must be opened with new money not currently on deposit with the Bank and enrollment in NYCB Elite is required. NYCB Elite Gold Checking account minimum to open is $5,000. NYCB Elite Relationship Terms and Conditions apply. Not available for non-profit or business accounts. Maintain $100,000 or more in combined balances in the NYCB Elite relationship to waive monthly fee. Those not enrolled in NYCB Elite will earn 0.70% APY. Ask a bank representative for details. 2 A penalty may be imposed for withdrawals before maturity. The penalty will be waived if the withdrawal is made after the first six days of the account term or after the first six days following any partial withdrawal. Offer may be withdrawn at the discretion of the bank at any time. The bank is not responsible for typographical errors. ©2016 New York Community Bank
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