I always think of my illness story in three parts: the initial diagnosis, my second flare, and my kidney transplant. Today I want to share with you guys about the second flare of my illness. This was a big turning point in my illness, because a lot of intense changed followed. For the last 8 years after my initial diagnosis of ANCA-positive pauci-immune glomerulonephritis, I had lived a semi-normal life. At the beginning it was lots of craziness, of course, the chemo, the renal diet, the back-to-back hospitalizations, and the medicines. However, eventually things settled down. Thinking back now, I remember my biggest worry being graduating from middle school and having my doctors' clearing that I would be able to attend the graduation ceremony. So, it's even funnier now to think that 8 years later at the age of 22 about to graduate from college, I was being faced with the same situation.
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Hi, I'm Maria!The name's Patino. Maria Patino. I was diagnosed with an auto-immune disease at 14 and that forever changed my life for good. Eleven years and a kidney transplant later, I am now trying to lead a vegetarian and cruelty-free lifestyle. Follow me on this fun journey to love, kindness, and happiness. Archives
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