ONE NSU MAGAZINE Revisioned Life When you’re in your late 20s and pursuing your dreams, you don’t envision a catastrophic illness derailing your ambitions. Sometimes, however, even the best-laid plans go asunder. Just ask Matthew Ricci. Nova Southeastern University (NSU) alumnus and former employee Matthew Ricci and his wife Naomi have spent the past six years navigating numerous challenges, including a stage 4 cancer diagnosis. Despite the anguish, disappointments, and setbacks they’ve endured, creative solutions and a giving-back mentality have allowed them to face the future with grace and optimism. RARE CANCER DIAGNOSIS REFOCUSES LIFE GOALS On a Friday evening in November 2018, soon after he returned home from work, Ricci received a disturbing phone call from his then-girlfriend Naomi, who relayed the shocking news that she’d been diagnosed with stage 4B uterine cancer—the 19
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