Meck County commissioner needs heart transplant after open-heart surgery

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CHARLOTTE — A Mecklenburg County commissioner says she needs a heart transplant.

At-large Commissioner Yvette Townsend Ingram shared on Facebook Thursday that she had open-heart surgery two weeks ago.

She says heart disease runs in her family, and she now needs a transplant.

She says she was in the hospital from April 22 until Wednesday and says, “She is alive, and she feels good.”