Kristina’s Story
As many of you already know, Kristina Trujillo has been battling renal failure for most of her life beginning with her first kidney transplant at eight years of age, accepting a kidney from our late father, Willie. Since that first kidney transplant, Kristina has had to endure three other transplants. One was from our brother, David, then a cadaver kidney, and the last kidney was donated by myself three years ago, which lasted one year.
Kristina is a very courageous woman who has gone through so much in her life. Yet she has faced these many challenges associated with her disease with such grace, dignity, and courage. She has accepted all of her procedures (and there were many) head on without complaining. During her illness, she still continued to work when she could: as a travel agent earning many awards, then at UNM and lastly at the Metro Detention Center. She also worked as an Avon Representative last year while going through dialysis. However due to her declining health and the effects of dialysis, she is not able to work full-time anymore.
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Guestbook
July 30, 2011
Kristina,
Jill, Julia and I are wishing the very best for you in your current fight for your health. I would like to spread the word about this effort to the other PACA volunteers, too. I will call you soon to ask you about that.
With love, Mark Stein
June 28, 2011
Wishing you all the best. Hang in there and talk to you soon...
Maurice (B'mo) Gonzales
