{"id":24,"date":"2015-09-07T10:41:01","date_gmt":"2015-09-07T14:41:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mccdemosite1.devsiteurl.com\/student-success\/?page_id=24"},"modified":"2015-09-21T23:30:15","modified_gmt":"2015-09-22T03:30:15","slug":"joshua-cohen","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mccdemosite1.devsiteurl.com\/student-success\/joshua-cohen\/","title":{"rendered":"Joshua Cohen"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"jcohen\"<\/a>As a U.S. Marine serving in Afghanistan, Joshua Cohen saved the lives of several of his comrades. Returning to the United States, he never thought he\u2019d have that opportunity again. But three years ago, he signed up to be a stem cell donor.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was at a blood drive and they had a booth,\u201d he said. \u201cAll it took was a cheek swab. I figured why not?\u201d He promptly forgot about it.<\/p>\n

But last September, representatives from The Gift of Life contacted him to say he was a possible match for a 49-year-old man. He went in for a blood test; by December it was confirmed. And on January 19, the day before spring classes were to begin at MCC, he donated the stem cells. It was a process that took 6 hours.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey told me the guy was going to die if I didn\u2019t,\u201d Mr. Cohen said. \u201cI was happy to do what I could. If I was in that situation, I hope someone would do that for me. For a couple of days of discomfort, it was worth it.\u201d<\/p>\n

He has no idea who the recipient is, only that the operation was a success and he is out of the hospital.<\/p>\n

Joshua Cohen joined the Marines in April of 2008, looking for some direction in life.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt seemed like a great adventure,\u201d he said. He grew up, saw combat and received Top Gunner, the Good Conduct Medal and a Combat Action Ribbon. Currently, he is in the reserves.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are very proud of all of our nursing students,\u201d said Nancy Berger, the program director. \u201cBut Josh, who has given selflessly of himself to others \u2013 including those he does not know \u2013 is the epitome of what a nurse should be, someone who cares about others and wants to better their lives. He is a true humanitarian.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mr. Cohen enrolled at Middlesex in 2012. He received a degree in January in Liberal Arts General with highest honors, and he will graduate in January of 2016 with a degree in Psychology and in May of 2016 with a degree in Nursing. He\u2019d like to work as a nurse for the Veterans Administration.<\/p>\n

And what\u2019s he going to do this summer?\u201cBetween school, donating stem cells and the military, I\u2019m ready to take a summer off,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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