<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><b><span style="color:black"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif">Request for distribution by Janie Degenshein, NFBNJ Affiliate Board Member</font></span></b></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="color:black"><span><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"> </font></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="color:black"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif">This is the first of
many updates I wish to share with our NFBNJ family about my brother Joe Ruffalo. </font></span><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;color:black">Joe is in need of quiet
rest at this time but </span>knows<span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;color:black"> that he feels the love and warmth of your prayers
and thoughts. </span><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;color:black">I wish to personally
thank those that have reached out to me via email, text, or phone calls to
share your heartfelt wishes. </span><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;color:black">Over the next few weeks,
there will be other updates we wish to share with our entire NFBNJ family.</span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="color:black"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif">Below, my nephew, Joe's
son shares his thoughts with you. If for any reason the method of sending well
wishes is unworkable for you, just send an email to Janie Degenshein at <a href="mailto:jdegen16@comcast.net" target="_blank">jdegen16@comcast.net</a>
and I will personally share them with my brother.<span></span></font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="color:black"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><br></font></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="color:black"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif">Thank you all for
reaching out concerning my dad, Joe Ruffalo. As many of you may know he has
been suffering from terrible pain for some months now. His most recent bout has
kept him in the hospital since December 7th. During that time, it was diagnosed that he has cancer. We are still waiting for all the details, but early
indications are that it is not a common type of cancer.<span></span></font></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="color:black"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif">Dad has always been a
fighter and is in good spirits, although very tired. I know many of you want to
reach out and wish him well. The family, my mom, brother Jim and I, as well as
his brother’s and sister’s appreciate this outpouring. For the time being I am
asking that you do not call him. It is not that he doesn’t want to hear from
you, but he needs to rest and quite frankly I have woken him up far too many
times myself.<span></span></font></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="color:black"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif">In lieu of phone calls,
I have created a special website and email address where you can send him well
wishes. Feel free to share a funny story or moment, an accomplishment or
something positive about your life. Dad loves to hear that. My aunt Jane
Degenshein and I will be reading these to him on a frequent basis. We may not
be able to respond directly to everyone, but rest assured he will get your
message.<span></span></font></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;color:black"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;color:black">Website: </span><a href="http://wishjoewell.com/" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif" target="_blank">wishjoewell.com</a></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><br></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="color:black"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif">email: <a href="mailto:wishjoewell@gmail.com" target="_blank">wishjoewell@gmail.com</a><span></span></font></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="color:black"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><br></font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="color:black"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif">We ask that you keep
both him and my mom in your thought sand prayers. Currently this is all we need
and ask of you.<span></span></font></span></p>

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bottom of my heart,</font></span><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;color:black"> </span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;color:black">Joey Ruffalo</span><br></p>

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