Close Up Radio Spotlights 9-11 First Responder Vincent Caprio

Close Up Radio

Easton, CT - The official number is 2,977. This is how many people passed on from the attack on the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001. Over 7,000 9/11 first responders and 9/11survivors combined have passed away since 9/11 from their 9/11-related injuries. Twenty-three years later, many 9/11 first responders and 9/11 survivors, like Vincent Caprio, Executive Director of NanoBCA, are being diagnosed with illnesses such as cancer and respiratory disease every day. Many people like Vincent were not diagnosed with health issues until 15-20 years after 9/11. “At present time, the 9/11 World Trade Center Health Program was set up to provide medical monitoring and treatment of WTC-related health conditions. Today, there are 110,000 people enrolled in the program,” explains Vincent. As a member of Voices Center for Resilience, Vincent meets with other 9/11 first responders and 9/11 survivors remotely to help them deal with grief and offer hope. As an organization, Voices offers long-term support and resources for mental health care and wellness to victims’ families, responders, survivors, and families of those who died from 9/11-related illnesses. Voices Center for Resilience has been sponsoring an annual conference at Ground Zero since 2003. For more information about Vincent Caprio, please visit https://eastoncourier.news/2024/03/03/easton-9-11-responder-honored-with-state-citation/, https://voicescenter.org/, https://nanobca.org/, and http://vincentcaprio.org/