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Missouri Woman Donates Breast Milk to Victims of Texas Flooding

ST. LOUIS (AP) — A Missouri mother has donated nearly eight gallons of breast milk to the victims of flooding in Texas.

KMOV-TV reports that Danielle Palmer, of Owensville, had a freezer full of milk because her youngest son, Truett, was born with a congenital heart defect and was unable to take her milk for much of his life. Most of his nutrition came through an IV.

She was eager to help when her son's speech therapist approached her about donating her excess supply. She says she "can't imagine being in a situation where you're losing everything."

The donated milk will go to mother who lost their frozen supply when power went out, those whose pumps floated away or ones who aren't able to produce a sufficient supply of milk now because of stress.

Taylor Kinnerup is a undergraduate student at the University of Missouri, set to graduate in December 2017 with a degree in radio broadcast. Over the past five years, Taylor has worked at four different news station, including an international reporting internship in Brussels, Belgium. She has held various positions in different news rooms but hopes to pursue a career in producing.