The story of an 18-year old Mizzou football player needing a heart transplant, then undergoing transplant surgery days later, has brought renewed attention to organ donation and the national organ transplant waiting list. Amber Carriker with Mid-America Transplant talked about it with Debbie Monterrey on Total Information AM.
Mizzou football player's heart transplant spurs renewed attention on organ donation
Eye on the Community - April is National Donate Life Month
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By Debbie Monterrey
Oct 13, 2026, 09:43 AM CT
Debbie Monterrey
Debbie Monterrey has been working in radio since her student days at Truman State University (Kirksville, MO). Since then, her career has taken her…
