After eight years on transplant lists, a San Antonio woman donated her kidney to her mother to save her life, and now they’re sharing their story to bring awareness to kidney disease.
Often referred to as a silent killer, most people don’t realize they have kidney disease until dialysis or a transplant is needed. There are few signs of the disease until it reaches its chronic stages.A few chronic kidney disease statistics include the following:1 in 3 adults are at risk for the diseaseBexar County’s chronic kidney disease rate is 3.8 times higher than the national average“I felt totally hopeless. I felt like this was a death sentence,” she said.
Eight years passed while Marks waited on three different transplant lists. For many, treatment starts too late or isn’t enough. Marks’ daughter, Sheila Martinez, watched her mother’s constant struggle. After nearly a decade of watching her mom go in and out of treatment, she stepped in and decided to donate her kidney.
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