17-year-old Franklin County firefighter faces tough recovery after open-heart surgery

FRANKLIN COUNTY, Va. (WSET) — Franklin County firefighters are asking the community for support after one of their own recently had open-heart surgery.

17-year-old Jonn Poland, a volunteer firefighter with Boones Mill Volunteer Fire/EMS, is reportedly facing a very difficult road after recently having open heart surgery.

According to firefighters, Poland had surgery about a week ago, and has been on a roller coaster ever since. Firefighters say that Poland has had low oxygen and was on dialysis, and has been taken on and off the ventilator…

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