Journey for a Life

By Carlos G. Oroza

Looking at the doctor's somber attitude, Carlos' head started spinning and he almost lost his balance. His heart started pounding. He knew from the moment he saw the doctor's bloodshot eyes that he didn't have good news and that was quickly confirmed when he looked into his face and said, "Carlos, your daughter is dying." "Tell me it's not true! Tell me you might be wrong!" Carlos' eyes filled with tears. "No, I am not," he said. "Her kidneys are failing" "There must be something you can do." "We can try surgery," he said. "But she is only 14 months old and she may not survive it, but that is our only one in a million chance to fix her up. The technology is not here yet; maybe in another ten years we might be able to do transplants in babies, but today we can't; we would be making her suffer in vain." "If there is a one in a million chance, I'll take it. What do we need to do?" "She would have to have surgery here tomorrow or in the United States next Monday, but your chances will improve if you go to the US. If you can get her there in time. I doubt, however, that she will make it to the airport. "She has lost one of her kidneys already and the other is working at less than 30%. Going is futile." Carlos reached the clinic's waiting area and looking at Lizzy said; "Gabriella is very sick, she needs an immediate surgery, either here tomorrow or Monday in the US. We can't wait. Her kidneys are failing." Lizzy let a loud cry. "I knew it, I knew it," she said as her eyes filled with tears. She shook her head, wiped away her tears and said with determination in her voice, "They are not touching her here; they will kill her in Bolivia."

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0615690238
• ISBN13: 9780615690230
• Release Date: September 2012
• Publisher: corozaBooks
• Length: 404 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 1.0" x 6.0"