Finally, after so many doctors just guessing what was wrong with me, they decided to do lab work. I got a phone call telling me to go the Emergency Room as soon as possible! At that time, I was in San Antonio working. I dropped everything and rushed to a hospital in Austin. I was admitted and had many tests done. After hours of waiting for results, the doctor came in and told me the shocking results. She said if I would have taken one day longer, I would have been dead. The diagnosis was kidney failure. That means that my kidneys stopped working and the reason was that they stopped growing and are the size of a 9-year-old.
Since that day, I have been in and out of the hospital and had many office visits. I have been on dialysis 3 times a week just for me to be able to survive and sometimes even a day extra due to extra fluid buildup.
I have always been active and outgoing. My life is not the same. I cannot be active because I get tired. I will get thirsty but cannot drink a lot because it causes fluid to build up and make me feel like I can’t breathe. This has not stopped me. I keep going with life and try to be positive. I help around the house as much as I can.
As you can imagine the cost of care, and hopefully when I get a kidney transplant, are extremely expensive. My family and I are facing many out-of-pocket expenses, such as office visits, medical insurance, hospital bills and travel when I must go to Temple for appointments. Once I get my transplant, the medications will be super expensive. I will need to be on bed rest for 3-6 months depending how my body reacts
I will need your support more than ever to have the best recovery. Any donations that I receive will be great and I do not have the words to thank you for all the help.
Thank you,
Mateo Yanez-Hernandez
Family and friends of Mateo Yanez are raising money for the nonprofit Help Hope Live to fund uninsured medical expenses associated with transplantation.
Mateo has chosen to fundraise for Help Hope Live in part because Help Hope Live assures fiscal accountability of funds raised and tax deductibility for contributors. Contributors can be sure donations will be used to pay or reimburse medical and related expenses. To make a tax-deductible donation to this fundraising campaign, click on the Give button.
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