Anonymous soul reaches out to three dialysis patients

A 78-year old father wants to thank an anonymous soul who reached out to his ailing daughter with a P10,000 donation so she could continue her twice-a-week hemodialysis treatment which she must sustain for life.

A 55-year old mother  who received an equal amount from  the same gentle soul also found relief from the lifetime struggle to sustain her son’s twice-a-week hemodialysis treatment also for kidney failure.

So did the sister of another kidney patient who was at a loss on how to purchase a vial of hemoglobin-inducing drug that has to now and then injected during dialysis to stabilize the red blood cells of people suffering from renal failure..

“Thank you very much, sir,” Benito Gonzales would like to say to the donor who enabled his daughter, Diana Gonzales-de Guzman to undergo four dialysis sessions at the Baguio General Hospital and Medical Center.

Diana, 40, was single-handedly raising her two daughters, Giandra Kyle, 11, and Phomela Kyra, 10, by vending barbecue at Purok 9, Bakakeng Norte until 2010 when she was diagnosed with obstructive uropathy and other complications.

This year, she was diagnosed for chronic kidney failure, acute respiratory disease and other complications, necessitating thrice-a-week hemodialysis treatment costing P6,600.

Addressing the same donor, Maribel Cruz wrote: “Akopo ay nagpapasalamat ng marami sa inyong taus-pusong tulong na ibinigay sa aking anak na si Roel Laguipo-Cruz.”

Roel, 35, who grew up in Pacdal,  worked as a jeepney driver to augment his mother’s daily take of P150 as a laundrywoman.

Last January, Roel, the eldest of four siblings, was diagnosed for kidney failure and now has to undergo hemodialysis treatment every Tuesday and Friday at 3-4 p.m. at the Baguio General Hospital and Medical Center.

He can no longer work and is estranged from his wife who works overseas. He relies on the earnings of his mother for his treatment. His two children, aged 13 and 9, are under the care of his wife’s parents.

Also last week, Annie Aplasen-Yadno received P10,000 from the same donor so she could stock eight vials of epoetin, a drug that treats anemia induced by kidney failure, for his brother Abe Aplasen.

Annie texted her brother’s epoetin injection was overdue as the family was drained of finances. The following day, she received a call from the secretary of the anonymous Samaritan.

Other kind souls may contact Diana through her father’s cellphone (09238790438). Those who would like to help Roel may contact his mother’s number (09077198595. For Aplasen, the cellphone number is 09079780521.  – Ramon Dacawi