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Snapshot of the Post-9/11 Caregiver

NYC grants unlimited leave for city workers sickened at Ground Zero

First Nighter: Bikeman, Thomas F. Flynns Captivating 9/11 Memoir

World Trade Center site to get memorial honoring those affected by 9/11-related illnesses

9/11 Memory: Keeping alive a family's history

The oldest of Joseph Paolillo's three sons was 3 ½ and the other two were not yet born when his brother, John, was killed in the north tower on Sept. 11.

But Paolillo, of Glen Head, said all three, Martin, 15, John -- named for his uncle -- 12, and Raymond, 10, have grown up hearing about their uncle so much they feel as though they know him. More.

Blumenthal, Cornyn, Gillibrand, Grassley & Schumer Call for Full FBI Transparency and Cooperation with 9/11 Victims and Families Pursuing Justice

"My If/Then Moment": LaChanze Recounts the Divine Intervention Leading Her to the 9/11 Memorial

In 2001 LaChanze lost husband Calvin J Gooding in the 9/11 World Trade Center attacks. Twelve years later, the Tony Award winner for The Color Purple - newly single following a split from second husband Derek Fordjour — began a new Broadway journey in If/Then, a musical about chance, choice and starting over. LaChanze recently honored her late husband by singing "Amazing Grace" at the May 15 dedication of the National September 11 Memorial & Museum.

NYPD detective dies of 9/11-related illness as 43,000 people have reported getting sick from Ground Zero and at least 2,000 have died since the attacks