Adriana Castillo is a Donate Life Ambassador, resident of Fresno, and recent kidney recipient. She is a staunch advocate for donation and has been able to speak and share her experience as someone on the waiting list and someone who has received the gift of life in various spaces from community health fairs to local television stations, all with the hopes of bringing greater awareness on the topic of organ, eye and tissue donation. Prior to receiving a kidney transplant Adriana had been on dialysis since 2015 due to her diagnosis with Polycystic Kidney Disease, and was active on the waiting list until 2022 when she received devastating news. Her heart function had declined and was no longer a candidate for transplantation. She did not let this deter her and with her new prognosis, she committed herself with the simple yet challenging goal to strengthen her heart. Within the course of a year, she was able to get her heart health back to the point where she was active again on the list, received that life-saving call in December of 2023, and now she continues to live and honor her donor every day. Learn more about kidney health, and stories like Adriana's, here: https://lnkd.in/g4W9tB3Z #MyDNWest #DonateLife #DoneVida #DonorNetworkWest #NationalKidneyMonth
