Contributed by Maya Franklin, American Red Cross The Columbia Police Department, Columbia Fire Department and Richland County Sheriff’s Department are challenging each other — and the community — to give blood at the eighth annual “Boots and Badges” blood drive on May 24, 2019. Boots and Badges is a friendly competition that pits the police […]
Columbia-Richland Fire received word this week that little James Nuovo has gone through his bone marrow transplant at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta and is now recovering there with his parents by his side. James, who is the son of CFD Firefighter Mark Nuovo, has been living with a rare genetic blood disorder and needed the […]
The toughest days now lie ahead for one couple in the CFD fire family as their 3-year-old son will likely receive a bone marrow transplant within the next week. “I’m scared and nervous for different reasons. I’m scared for him…just not being able to explain to him what’s getting ready to happen,” said Courtney Nuovo. […]
In recent weeks an outpouring of support has been flowing in for one of our fire families as it is caught in a living nightmare. Months ago Firefighter Mark Nuovo and his wife Courtney got news that their son James was born with a rare blood disorder called Hypocellular Myelodysplastic Syndrome. It’s so rare that […]