The 24-year-old young man, Jadier Juvier Bravo, who underwent a kidney transplant on September 4 in Villa Clara, is recovering satisfactorily.
More than 20 days after the surgery performed at the Arnaldo Milián Castro Hospital, the young man is facing a new stage in his life, according to the official newspaper Vanguardia on its Facebook profile.
Chronic kidney failure, diagnosed four months after completing Active Military Service (SMA), forced Juvier to undergo hemodialysis sessions for six years.
His family noticed that, upon returning from the SMA outing to his home in Güinía de Miranda (Manicaragua), the young man, instead of going out to socialize or practice sports as he used to do, stayed in bed due to exhaustion.
However, after years of living with the disease, the intervention was made possible thanks to the generosity of the family of a patient who died from brain death, who decided to donate their kidney, providing a new opportunity for life to the young man.
"The discipline maintained by him was decisive in the results, and since he left the classroom his change has been extraordinary," pointed out Darlis Bravo Toledo, the young man's mother.
Dr. Yunier González Cárdenas, regional coordinator of donation and transplantation, confirmed that the patient's condition is satisfactory, with appropriate urination and an optimal mood.
According to the official newspaper Vanguardia, since 2001, when the transplant activity began at the Arnaldo Milián Hospital, more than 500 operations of this type have been performed, showing high survival rates and quality from living donors or those who have suffered brain death.
However, not all Cubans who need a kidney to live manage to obtain the precious organ.
In March, a Cuban mother lashed out on social media against the government because her son had been waiting for a kidney transplant for four years, even though the child's father was a match for the donation.
Mailín Rueda Sevila shared a post addressed to the Ministry of Public Health and Dr. Antonio Enamorado, the national transplant coordinator, whom she accuses of having deceived her and allowing the child's condition to worsen.
However, this type of situation is not new. In 2023, another mother asked for help for her 15-year-old daughter, who suffered from chronic kidney failure and has been waiting for a kidney transplant for years.
Mirnellis Saldívar reported on her Facebook wall that the minor got sick when she was seven years old and has been ready for a transplant since 2019.
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