In 2016, Ed Schaefer of Riverhead received a life-saving heart transplant that gave him a new lease on life. READ
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Ed Schaefer considers last Friday to have been his one-month birthday.
That might confuse anyone who knows the retired Laurel postmaster, who turned 64 in August. But to Mr. Schaefer, who spent 88 days in the hospital this year, it makes perfect sense: Oct. 21 marked 30 days since he received a heart transplant and his life began anew.