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Hi there, Apple Valley! We've got your morning read ready! Read on to stay connected. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Apple Valley-raised woman urgently seeks life-saving kidney and pancreas donor

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📰 News we're reading

• Minnesota woman in need of kidney donor as she battles end-stage renal disease (kimt.com) — A 34-year-old woman who grew up in Apple Valley is urgently seeking a kidney and pancreas transplant as she battles end-stage renal disease linked to long-term diabetes. Now living in Alexandria, she undergoes nightly dialysis while waiting for a Type O donor match. Locals can help by learning about living donation and can even specify her name through a Twin Cities transplant program.
   

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