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ICYMI: Long Beach Doctor 'So Blessed' By Community Seeks Kidney

A fundraiser for Dr. Joshua Siegel, who suffers from an auto-immune disease, takes place tomorrow in Long Beach.

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A Long Beach chiropractor, who got ill earlier this year, is desperate to get a new kidney.
A Long Beach chiropractor, who got ill earlier this year, is desperate to get a new kidney. (Joshua Siegel)

LONG BEACH, NY — A man from Long Beach is urgently seeking a kidney. Dr. Joshua Siegel, a chiropractor with offices in Long Beach and Bellmore, is getting support from the community.

A fundraiser is scheduled for tomorrow night, co-organized by LB Social and Bright Eye Beer Co.

"[On] one hand, it's hard for me to receive things. I'm always one to help people. That's my mission," Siegel told Patch. "I feel so blessed."

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Click here to read the full interview with Siegel.

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