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  • PREMA lineman serves as organ donor, saving life of a family member

    Gina Briggs|Aug 9, 2013

    After a three month leave of absence, lineman Cody Childers, is back to work for the Panhandle Rural Electric Membership Association. He spent this leave recovering from surgery to remove 35 percent of his liver that he wanted to donate to his cousin, Amy Childers Soden. Back in March of 2012, Soden was found to have pre-cancerous cells on her liver. A liver transplant was the best solution for her condition and doctors gave her ten months to find a donor. The search began with close family memb...