It was all worth it
Ivonne regresa al centro de diálisis después de dos años para enfrentar sus dolores viejos y reemplazar sus memorias viejas con buenas nuevas
The greatest miracle
The greatest miracle is the one that happens in the secret; in the intimacy of a life changed from the inside out…
My life came to a halt
by Ivonne Cabral My life came to stop sign. When that happens… what do you do? Where do you leave the check lists of those things still pending? All of a sudden you realize that things get going even when you are not in control. Even though things do not look the same as the …
You are the miracle
It’s been eight days since Ivonne got her transplant. Her new organs, both liver and kidney, from a 22-year old young man, started to work immediately after the surgery and have been catching up with years of malfunctioning and accumulated toxins in her body. Her creatinine, for example, a hormone used as the main indicator …
A Hope-filled Luggage Case
by Diana Álvarez The only thing we need to get sick is to be healthy. That day comes when someone tells you your kidney function is insufficient. The best you can do is to get an organ transplant before you reach a stage when you will need dialysis. But you still feel good and do …
Keep on swimming!
by Vladimir Lugo I was dying. I was desperately gasping for air and struggling to remain above water. Sweating cold and thinking to myself, “why am I doing this,” I stopped; then rested for a couple of seconds. I looked back to see how far I had gone. “What? Half a pool?” I said in …