Life is a chain of events, road that leads us though bright peaks and dark valleys. Nobody knows what the next day will bring us.
May be some of you have met Gergana – young and smiling girl. She never complains and doesn’t want to disturb anyone’s happiness with her problems, so just a few people know that she fights Diabetes already for 19 years. Her diagnose is Diabetes Type I. Her childhood passed between screenings, tests and hospitals. How much strength she needed, despite these difficulties, to be able to be one normal child, a girl, that has friends, enjoys their company and loves singing.
For the last 4 years, Gergana lives with her family in Las Vegas, Nevada. Unfortunately, the disease is rare, progresses, leads to complications and is harmful for other organs. For the last 2 years Gergana has had 4 surgeries: 2 cataract surgeries on both eyes and 2 glaucoma surgeries on the left eye, which have not brought the expected results and let to loss of vision with that eye. Constant use of multiple antibiotics and drugs caused severe harm to her kidneys too.
Since August 2007 the situation is critical. Gergana needs dialysis three times per week! The doctors suggest an urgent kidney transplant.
The disease and her condition do not allow Gergana to work or study, and there is no way for her to obtain health insurance and she was refused any financial aid from the government. So far, Gergana’s family is struggling with its own efforts and money to make payments on the numerous bills; to go to work and to spend long hours in the hospitals and doctors offices with their daughter, and at the same time to keep faith and hope! There are clinics that can make the transplant, but the family cannot afford it.
Additional information: Gergana is 26 year old and she has a Green Card - she is legal permanent resident of Nevada, USA.
We - Bulgarian-American Association of Nevada and friends of this family, are trying to find additional information and to collect money to help Gergana. Her family needs information, legal and financial help. Is there any way to find health insurance plan for her. (Her mother has health insurance, but due to Gergana's age, she cannot be added to the plan. Do you know any other way?)
For the last 4 years, Gergana lives with her family in Las Vegas, Nevada. Unfortunately, the disease is rare, progresses, leads to complications and is harmful for other organs. For the last 2 years Gergana has had 4 surgeries: 2 cataract surgeries on both eyes and 2 glaucoma surgeries on the left eye, which have not brought the expected results and let to loss of vision with that eye. Constant use of multiple antibiotics and drugs caused severe harm to her kidneys too. 
The disease and her condition do not allow Gergana to work or study, and there is no way for her to obtain health insurance and she was refused any financial aid from the government. So far, Gergana’s family is struggling with its own efforts and money to make payments on the numerous 
bills; to go to work and to spend long hours in the hospitals and doctors offices with their daughter, and at the same time to keep faith and hope! There are clinics that can make the transplant, but the family cannot afford it.
