Mom needs kidney for future with daughter

“In December 2019, I suffered a stroke and seizures that put me in a comatose state. I was on life support. My family was devastated and confused as to why all of this was happening to me.

“The team of doctors taking care of me in the ICU had to break the news to my mother that I possibly would end up brain dead. Her first thought was, ‘What will I tell my granddaughter, and how will we both overcome this tragedy?’

“Thank God that he had other plans for me and my family. After three days of being unconscious, I woke up. I remember being very confused and unable to speak since I had tubes running down my throat. Everyone in the room just stared at me in awe, as if a miraculous event had just happened. And it did. After medical professionals had informed my family that I probably would never be the same again, there I was. When I got a pen and paper from my mom, there were tears of joy all around the room as they watched me write to communicate my thoughts.

“Since that terrifying incident, I’ve been in and out of hospitals. I have end-stage renal disease. I do dialysis three times per week. I also have lupus nephritis, which attacks the kidneys and other organs. My kidney function is at 5%. So far, my body is not responding well to hemodialysis treatments.

“For more than a year, I have struggled and pushed myself to keep going despite feeling like I wanted to give up because I was tired of suffering. I cried and said to my mother, ‘I can’t do this anymore. I just want to die.’ But my mom hasn’t let me give up. She reminded me to keep pushing for my daughter. My death would change her life forever. She needs her mother more than anything in this world.”

— Cynthia Enderli

Cynthia needs a new kidney, but she faces challenges in getting one. Read more on her GoFundMe page.