Daughter dying; dad can't leave prison

Ten-year-old Jayci Yaeger is dying of brain cancer, and has one final wish -- to have her father spend some time at her bedside before she dies.

Tuesday, March 25th 2008, 4:55 pm

By: News 9


CBS News

Ten-year-old Jayci Yaeger is dying of brain cancer, and has one final wish -- to have her father spend some time at her bedside before she dies.

She's in a Lincoln, Neb. hospice. However, her father, Jason Yaeger, is in a federal minimum security prison in South Dakota, serving five-and-a-half years for a drug conviction. Read more at cbsnews.com

Tonight at 10 p.m., NEWS 9 viewers respond to Yaeger's story during Kelly Ogle's My 2 Cents.

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