On A Positive Note: Long Island Community Donate Hats to Boy With Alopecia
A Long Island community is being praised for rallying around a boy with alopecia. The disease impact hair follicles all over the body and causes them to fallout. The residents of Massapequa Park decided to help five-year-old Anthony D'Alessandro gain his confidence back by donating hundreds of hats and caps.
The teenager was airlifted to a hospital Tuesday for injuries including nine broken vertebrae, a ruptured spleen, a collapsed lung and a concussion. He was discharged Saturday.
Authorities are also warning that the effort to find and identify the dead is just beginning. Maui Police Chief John Pelletier said Saturday that crews with cadaver dogs have covered just 3% of the search area.
Some doctors say the drug should be held for three weeks before sedation to accommodate the delayed emptying of the stomach, which can cause patients to inhale food and liquid into their lungs.
