Woman with Kidney Disease Accesses Care with Gas Cards
Disease and Dialysis
Sadie lives in North Carolina. Recently, she was diagnosed with end stage renal disease, or ESRD. To improve her quality of life - and keep her alive in the first place - Sadie needed dialysis treatments 3 days a week. The treatments would continue indefinitely.
Rough Road Ahead...
However, the dialysis center was on another city. Having to drive to access medical care cost Sadie a considerable amount of money. She is on a fixed income, and it's difficult for her to afford gas for frequent, long drives to medical care. The road ahead was looking rough for Sadie. How could she reach the care she needed?
...Now Made Smoother
It was then that Sadie heard about Mercy Medical Angels. Mercy Medical Angels sent her gas cards, which relieved the financial burden she was facing. The once-difficult path was now a little easier.
"You All Really Helped Me"
When asked how Mercy Medical Angels helped her, Sadie's answer is simple but powerful. "I find it difficult to pay for 'extras' with the little income I have. The gas cards helped me have more financial stability, and increased my quality of life. To be completely honest, I wouldn't have been able to keep going on dialysis if it weren't for Mercy Medical Angels. I have to say that you all really helped me - thank you so much!"
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