OpinionAugust 26, 1995

To the editor: I am glad to see the articles on organ donations that you have been running. As a recent recipient (July 21), I am glad that a perfect match was found, a kidney from a young man in Texas who died from a gunshot wound. I'm sorry he died and feel for his parents. I was called from St. Louis University in the middle of the night. I had only been on the kidney transplant list for two months. I am now home and doing good...

Iva Dell Cook

To the editor:

I am glad to see the articles on organ donations that you have been running.

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As a recent recipient (July 21), I am glad that a perfect match was found, a kidney from a young man in Texas who died from a gunshot wound. I'm sorry he died and feel for his parents. I was called from St. Louis University in the middle of the night. I had only been on the kidney transplant list for two months. I am now home and doing good.

IVA DELL COOK

Cape Girardeau

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