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Jackie Siegel Advocates for Organ Donation Amid Family Tragedy

4/22/2025

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Jackie Siegel, known from "Queen of Versailles," faces an unimaginable heartbreak, losing her husband David to cancer at 89 and her sister Jessica to a fentanyl-laced overdose just days apart. In her grief, she passionately advocates for organ donation and sheds light on the devastating fentanyl crisis, sharing her family's battle with substance abuse.

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Story summary

Jackie Siegel, known from "Queen of Versailles," faces an unimaginable heartbreak, losing her husband David to cancer at 89 and her sister Jessica to a fentanyl-laced overdose just days apart. In her grief, she passionately advocates for organ donation and sheds light on the devastating fentanyl crisis, sharing her family's battle with substance abuse.