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Ashland City woman hanging on to hope

05.02.12

In the last two years, the 45-year-old Ashland City resident has faced the loss of her husband, the loss of her home to flooding, and is fighting for her life with one kidney, which is operating at 70 percent and needs to be replaced. She knew early on that there was a possibility that at some point in life her kidney could be compromised, and she might face dialysis. “I didn’t feel good, but thought it was stress from trying to salvage things after the flood,” she said. Reed had been on a cruise with her daughter, Hope, when she noticed something was wrong. Her kidney was failing, and she would need a transplant. Her left kidney was removed after the birth of her daughter in 1992.

Source: The Tennessean