#MikeyStrong: $165,00 Raised For Norwalk Boy Fighting Stage 4 Cancer
NORWALK, Conn. -- More than $165,000 had been raised as of Tuesday evening on a GoFundMe site launched last week for a Norwalk boy battling cancer.
Earlier this month, Michael Schneider was diagnosed with Metastatic Neuroblastoma, a cancer of the nervous system growing in his adrenal gland.
In an effort to aid the family, Heidi Rieger LaFreniere launched the fundraiser.
"People who know him will tell you that he is one of the most fun-loving, goofy, polite, caring, smart, athletic and tough kids that they know," she wrote.
"Mikey will fight. He is the true definition of a…
Melissa Wojtowicz Of Bethel, 31, Remembered As Free Spirit
BETHEL, Conn. -- Melissa Wojtowicz of Bethel died on Jan. 16, her parents and family by her side. She was 31.
She was born March 9, 1986. She was a free spirit and embraced life.
She attended Bethel High School, graduating in 2004 and later attended Briarwood College, graduating in 2009.
She dedicated her life to helping others and as an organ donor will continue to live on through others.
Melissa is survived by her parents, Debra and Daniel Wojtowicz; grandfather, aunts, uncles, cousins and friends. She will be missed by all who knew her.
A celebration of life will be held at a date an…
