Please keep Amina in your thoughts and prayers
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MY SISTER, AMINA HAWA WAS DIAGNOSED WITH DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1, WHEN SHE WAS 7 YEARS OLD, SHE IS 38 YEARS OLD NOW. SHE HAS ENDURED MANY OF THE COMPLICATIONS OF DIABETES!
UNFORTUNATELY, IN JUNE OF 2019, DUE TO A SURGERY WITH AN OPTHAMOLOGIST, NOT A RETINOLOGIST, IT DID NOT GO WELL AND SHE WAS LEFT WITH A BLIND RIGHT EYE! SHE NOE HAS A RETINOLOGIST WHO IS TRYING TO SAVE HER LEFT EYE. SHE HAS ALREADY HAD 2 EYE SURGERIES AND INJECTIONS SINCE AUGUST TO THE LEFT EYE, BUT THE EYE CONTINUES TO BLEED THEREFORE, SHE IS CURRENTLY BLIND IN BOTH EYES. WE ARE HOPING, AND PRAYING SHE WILL REGAIN, AT LEAST, PARTIAL VISION IN HER LEFT EYE!
THIS YEAR, ON JULY 8, 2020, HER NEPHROLOGIST,(KIDNEY DR,) TOLD HER SHE HAD ONLY 2 WEEKS TO LIVE IF SHE DID NOT START DIALYSIS IMMEDIATELY, SHE WAS ADMITTED TO ST. JOSEPH’S HOSPITAL IN BURBANK. SINCE THAT TIME, SHE HAS BEEN ON DIALYSIS 3 TIMES A WEEK, 4 HOURS PER DAY! THE DIALYSIS IS ONGOING, ALONG WITH HER OTHER HEALTH ISSUES!
HER VASCULAR SURGEON, DID STAGE 1 SURGERY, SHE NEEDS STAGE 2, THEN STAGE 3, WHICH IS COSTLY. HER VASCULAR SURGEON PLACED A “FISTULA” IN HER LEFT ARM, THIS ALLOWS HER BODY TO ACCEPT THE DIALYSIS. THE DR. ALSO PLACED A HEART CATHETER (FIBULA) WITH TUBING INTO HER HEART!
AMINA IS IN RENAL KIDNEY FAILURE, STAGE 5. HER NEW NEPHROLOGIST,
(KIDNEY DR.) BELIEVES, SHE IS AN EXCELLENT CANIDATE FOR A PANCREAS, AND KIDNEY TRANSPLANT. WE HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH KECK UNIVERSITY IN LOS ANGELES, AND THE MAYO CLINIC IN ARIZONA!
IN PREPARATION FOR TRANSPLANT SURGERY, AMINA, WILL HAVE TO BE READY IN A MOMENT’S NOTICE, SHOULD THAT PANCREAS/KIDNEY BECOME AVAILABLE. THERE WILL BE HIGH MEDICAL COSTS INVOLVED!
AMINA’S BLOOD TYPE IS TYPE O POSITIVE. FAMILY MEMBERS WILL BE TESTED HOWEVER, OBVIOUSLY, THEY CANNOT GIVE A PANCREAS. HER NEPHROLOGIST PREFERS TO DO A COMBINATION, PANCREAS AND KIDNEY TRANSPLANT HOPEFULLY, HER BODY WILL ACCEPT IT AND AMINA WILL GO ON TO LIVE A PRODUCTIVE LIFE. AMINA HAS 3 CHILDREN, HER YOUNGEST IS 6 YEARS OLD. SHE IS ALSO A GRANDMA WITH 2 GRANDKIDS. AMINA, HAS BEEN VERY BRAVE, AND IT HAS BEEN AN UPHILL BATTLE. WE BELIEVE AMINA CAN DO THIS AND HER OUTCOME ACCORDING TO HER DOCTOR SHOULD BE GOOD. SHE WILL NEED OBVIOUS HELP WITH MEDICAL COSTS THAT WILL INCUR!
WE ALL LOVE AND ENCOURAGE, AMINA, AND SUPPORT HER WITH HER HEALTH ISSUES, HOWEVER, THE PHYSICAL DEMANDS IT PLACES ON HER BODY, ARE TIRING, AT TIMES, PLUS, HER PSYCHOLOGICAL, MENTAL, SPIRITUAL AND EMOTIONAL SUPPORT ARE ALSO NEEDED AS PART OF THIS ENTIRE PROCESS. SHE IS A TROOPER, AND SHE HAS FAITH AND HOPE! WE ALL PRAY FOR AMINA AND SHE BELIEVES THROUGH HER FAITH THAT WITH LOVE, AND SUPPORT FROM ALL SHE WILL COME THROUGH THIS AND WITH SPIRITUAL SUPPORT AS WELL. ANY DONATION, TO FUND HER, UPCOMING MEDICAL ISSUES WILL HELP, AND SHE GREATLY APPRECIATES ALL CONCERNED! HER WEEKLY SCHEDULES ARE GRUELING AT TIMES, BUT, SHE COMES THROUGH THEM WITH A POSTIVE ATTITUDE AND AT TIMES GOOD HUMOR! SHE IS A ROLE MODEL AND ONE OF THE “YOUNGEST” AT DIALYSIS! THERE IS STILL MUCH TO BE DONE, HOWEVER, WITH EVERYONE’S HELP, SHE CAN GET TO HER GOAL, AND, HAVE A FRUITFUL LIFE! SHE THANKS ALL OF YOU IN ADVANCE, AND ANY INSPIRATIONAL SUPPORTING THOUGHTS ARE OF VALUE TO HER NOW AS SHE GOES THROUGH THIS PROCESS AND ARE WELCOMED!
MAY, “GOD” BLESS AMINA. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PASS ON AND SHARE.
THANK YOU
UNFORTUNATELY, IN JUNE OF 2019, DUE TO A SURGERY WITH AN OPTHAMOLOGIST, NOT A RETINOLOGIST, IT DID NOT GO WELL AND SHE WAS LEFT WITH A BLIND RIGHT EYE! SHE NOE HAS A RETINOLOGIST WHO IS TRYING TO SAVE HER LEFT EYE. SHE HAS ALREADY HAD 2 EYE SURGERIES AND INJECTIONS SINCE AUGUST TO THE LEFT EYE, BUT THE EYE CONTINUES TO BLEED THEREFORE, SHE IS CURRENTLY BLIND IN BOTH EYES. WE ARE HOPING, AND PRAYING SHE WILL REGAIN, AT LEAST, PARTIAL VISION IN HER LEFT EYE!
THIS YEAR, ON JULY 8, 2020, HER NEPHROLOGIST,(KIDNEY DR,) TOLD HER SHE HAD ONLY 2 WEEKS TO LIVE IF SHE DID NOT START DIALYSIS IMMEDIATELY, SHE WAS ADMITTED TO ST. JOSEPH’S HOSPITAL IN BURBANK. SINCE THAT TIME, SHE HAS BEEN ON DIALYSIS 3 TIMES A WEEK, 4 HOURS PER DAY! THE DIALYSIS IS ONGOING, ALONG WITH HER OTHER HEALTH ISSUES!
HER VASCULAR SURGEON, DID STAGE 1 SURGERY, SHE NEEDS STAGE 2, THEN STAGE 3, WHICH IS COSTLY. HER VASCULAR SURGEON PLACED A “FISTULA” IN HER LEFT ARM, THIS ALLOWS HER BODY TO ACCEPT THE DIALYSIS. THE DR. ALSO PLACED A HEART CATHETER (FIBULA) WITH TUBING INTO HER HEART!
AMINA IS IN RENAL KIDNEY FAILURE, STAGE 5. HER NEW NEPHROLOGIST,
(KIDNEY DR.) BELIEVES, SHE IS AN EXCELLENT CANIDATE FOR A PANCREAS, AND KIDNEY TRANSPLANT. WE HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH KECK UNIVERSITY IN LOS ANGELES, AND THE MAYO CLINIC IN ARIZONA!
IN PREPARATION FOR TRANSPLANT SURGERY, AMINA, WILL HAVE TO BE READY IN A MOMENT’S NOTICE, SHOULD THAT PANCREAS/KIDNEY BECOME AVAILABLE. THERE WILL BE HIGH MEDICAL COSTS INVOLVED!
AMINA’S BLOOD TYPE IS TYPE O POSITIVE. FAMILY MEMBERS WILL BE TESTED HOWEVER, OBVIOUSLY, THEY CANNOT GIVE A PANCREAS. HER NEPHROLOGIST PREFERS TO DO A COMBINATION, PANCREAS AND KIDNEY TRANSPLANT HOPEFULLY, HER BODY WILL ACCEPT IT AND AMINA WILL GO ON TO LIVE A PRODUCTIVE LIFE. AMINA HAS 3 CHILDREN, HER YOUNGEST IS 6 YEARS OLD. SHE IS ALSO A GRANDMA WITH 2 GRANDKIDS. AMINA, HAS BEEN VERY BRAVE, AND IT HAS BEEN AN UPHILL BATTLE. WE BELIEVE AMINA CAN DO THIS AND HER OUTCOME ACCORDING TO HER DOCTOR SHOULD BE GOOD. SHE WILL NEED OBVIOUS HELP WITH MEDICAL COSTS THAT WILL INCUR!
WE ALL LOVE AND ENCOURAGE, AMINA, AND SUPPORT HER WITH HER HEALTH ISSUES, HOWEVER, THE PHYSICAL DEMANDS IT PLACES ON HER BODY, ARE TIRING, AT TIMES, PLUS, HER PSYCHOLOGICAL, MENTAL, SPIRITUAL AND EMOTIONAL SUPPORT ARE ALSO NEEDED AS PART OF THIS ENTIRE PROCESS. SHE IS A TROOPER, AND SHE HAS FAITH AND HOPE! WE ALL PRAY FOR AMINA AND SHE BELIEVES THROUGH HER FAITH THAT WITH LOVE, AND SUPPORT FROM ALL SHE WILL COME THROUGH THIS AND WITH SPIRITUAL SUPPORT AS WELL. ANY DONATION, TO FUND HER, UPCOMING MEDICAL ISSUES WILL HELP, AND SHE GREATLY APPRECIATES ALL CONCERNED! HER WEEKLY SCHEDULES ARE GRUELING AT TIMES, BUT, SHE COMES THROUGH THEM WITH A POSTIVE ATTITUDE AND AT TIMES GOOD HUMOR! SHE IS A ROLE MODEL AND ONE OF THE “YOUNGEST” AT DIALYSIS! THERE IS STILL MUCH TO BE DONE, HOWEVER, WITH EVERYONE’S HELP, SHE CAN GET TO HER GOAL, AND, HAVE A FRUITFUL LIFE! SHE THANKS ALL OF YOU IN ADVANCE, AND ANY INSPIRATIONAL SUPPORTING THOUGHTS ARE OF VALUE TO HER NOW AS SHE GOES THROUGH THIS PROCESS AND ARE WELCOMED!
MAY, “GOD” BLESS AMINA. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PASS ON AND SHARE.
THANK YOU
Organizer
Karima Hawa
Organizer
Burbank, CA