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Ashley Heath Riggs – Tissue Donor

Ashley was a very outgoing, loving son.  He was like a magnet:  people were drawn to him.  He never met a stranger.  He would give the shirt off his back to anyone who needed.  We were not surprised that he had joined the KY Organ Donor Registry; we knew he would want to help someone

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T’neil D. Martin – Organ Donor

Our precious, and seemingly healthy daughter, T’neil D. Martin, was only 17 years old when she suffered a brain bleed caused by an unknown, abnormal connection of blood vessels in her brain that had been present from birth.  At the moment the doctor voiced his concern that her condition “could very well take her life”,

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Ricky Bussell – Organ Donor

My brother was a typical boy with a huge love for baseball, riding horses, working outdoors, and spending time with his family and friends.  Ricky was very dedicated to his team and teammates, if there was someone who was having trouble with grades and might not be able to play or even having trouble on

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Max Dickerson – Multi-Organ Transplant Recipient

In 2001, Thomas Maxwell “Max” Dickerson was born with autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease (PKD).  He was born seven weeks early, weighing just 5 pounds, and immediately faced life-threatening obstacles.  In addition to damaging his kidneys, PKD also caused Max to have liver fibrosis and his spleen was enlarged many times its normal size. Though

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