 Cancer. It's a very scary word. But an outstanding treatment facility was here at home. I was led to the Lawson Cancer Center. As a nurse practitioner at the Lawson Cancer Center, we are champions for our patients. I am so happy for Robert. The treatment worked. Pikeville Medical Center and the Kentucky Organ Donor Affiliates joined together Tuesday, April 25th to pause to give life in a donate live flag raising ceremony. This event occurs annually during National Donate Life Month and is intended to educate the community about the need for registered organ, tissue and eye donors. I know there have been misconceptions about if you sign up for organ donation that they'll just do that instead of actually trying to save your lives. That's not the case at all. Our goal is to always provide the best care we can and to save all the patients that we can. Unfortunately, there are times that we can't do that. And it's during those times that with certain qualifications that these patients can become organ donors. Even if you don't qualify for organ donation, there are tissue and cornea donations as well. And the tissue could be even if you've hurt your knee and you needed some type of transplant as far as bone or something like that. So there are a lot of options for people even if you're a little older that you could qualify for the tissue donation portion. One organ donor can save up to eight lives and enhance over 75 lives through tissue donation. To know that someone gave that selfless gift, to know that that's what they wanted and even though something unforeseen happened to them, they've given themselves the ability to maybe help someone else. Our staff really are emotionally connected to those who are donating, working with their families closely and supporting them through this very difficult time that they're in. And I actually had the opportunity as a nurse to take care of someone who had a donation, which was very exciting because they actually got that new lease on life and to see them excel and do better to go home. So I think no matter the age, when you've received this special gift, it's an amazing thing and whether you're young or old, you get to see your children or your grandchildren. So it's an amazing thing. For more information and to register as an organ donor, go to donatelifeky.org. Reporting for Mountaintop News, I'm Brianna Robinson.