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Uncertainty

"Within a span of a few months my mother went from being perfectly healthy to losing both her kidneys. But now she contracted Hepatitis C and chronic pneumonia so transplant is not possible until she...

Published22 October 2014
Reading Time 1 mins
Author Stories of Nepal
Location Nepal
Uncertainty

"Within a span of a few months my mother went from being perfectly healthy to losing both her kidneys. But now she contracted Hepatitis C and chronic pneumonia so transplant is not possible until she...

"Within a span of a few months my mother went from being perfectly healthy to losing both her kidneys. But now she contracted Hepatitis C and chronic pneumonia so transplant is not possible until she recovers from it. I am giving her one of my kidney but I hate this uncertainty - not knowing what will happen. Sometimes she catches me lost in my thoughts and says, 'Chori, don’t worry, nothing will happen to me.'"_x000D_ _x000D_ - Sanju KC, Kapoordhara, Kathmandu, Met her in Tokha
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