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Editorial Roundup: Kentucky
Recent editorials from Kentucky newspapers:
The State Journal on organ and tissue donations:
At last week’s Kiwanis Club of Frankfort virtual meeting, a Kentucky mother shared the touching story of the 18-month wait she and her family endured while her young son, Jacob, who was diagnosed with restrictive cardiomyopathy, was on the list for a lifesaving heart transplant. Sarah Gilbert’s family never got the phone call that a heart was available and Jacob passed away at 4 years old on Sept. 14, 2012.
Oftentimes we hear about those who receive organ and tissue transplants in time to save their lives, but stories like Jacob’s are far too common.
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