The Story of a Woman in Dare Need of Kidney Transplant.
The story of Erika Zak, the woman who is in dare need of a kidney transplant first appeared on CNN, on a lengthy article written Wayne Drash.
According to the report, Erika have since last year made preparation that include moving closer to a place near the Cleveland Clinic where she intended to have a liver transplant that could save her life.
Although they expected their short relocation to last about three to five months before she would get a new liver and begin the slow process of recovery. Instead, she’s been mired in the bureaucratic process of who gets an organ and who dies.
Erika Zak update
And I still wait. Time is running out. Forever grateful to @TheDrashman for tellling my story: https://t.co/Zmhpooaeq0
— Erika Zak (@ErikaZak1) August 11, 2019
Because of a rare liver condition She vomits blood. Her skin peels off. Her legs, hips and feet swell to the point it feels “like I’m carrying an extra person on me.”
Read the full story on CNN
Meanwhile this story have generated lots of reactions on social media. Here are what some people posted on Erika twitter account after the cnn’s story.
I read your story on CNN – please try and stay strong. I sincerely wish you and your beautiful family a positive outcome! #ErikaZak1@UNOSNews shame on you and the policy change that leaves individuals like this abandoned.
— Alicia Alley (@AliciaAlley) August 17, 2019
I wish organ donation was mandatory. So many people don’t donate for the dumbest reasons. I am registered and I hope more will read the article and change their minds. Erika, I hope you get the liver you need and live many long, happy years with your husband and daughter 💕
— Resistance Agent 99 (@jackie_r_c) August 18, 2019
I read about this and it brought me to tears. I hope you get the liver you need. This is so horrible the wait people have. We have to come up with quicker better ways to help people. Stay strong and keep fighting!, hopefully you get it soon.
— shaw (@0m3ga13) August 17, 2019
I’m not sure if I read the article right but it looks like she did get approval, albeit much later than she should’ve. So, it seems like she’s waiting for an available liver now? It seemed like she needed a full liver transplant not one from a living donor? Can you clarify?
— Alia Joy (@AliaJoyH) August 12, 2019
