Aldo II

Even with her swollen legs, my grandmother entered the hospital walking and climbing stairs. But a few days later, she was totally bedridden with her legs up.

Suddenly, deep wounds appeared in her legs. Through the wounds, started to drain a light-yellow liquid and some blood. A combination of factors contributed to this dangerous clinical picture: the cellulitis, the secondary effects of the antibiotics, the kidneys losing their filtering capacity, a blood circulation problem, and clogged arteries and veins in her legs.

To make things worse, my grandmother’s primary doctor, who was her nephrologist and a trusted doctor, had to travel to a medical symposium in the United States. Her primary doctor left another nephrologist monitoring her vital signs and kidneys. We didn’t trust this new doctor, but we couldn’t do anything about it.

A week passed, and my grandmother’s health continued to deteriorate. The new doctor recommended dialysis to help her kidneys. We opposed the dialysis treatment. After that, and without any tact, the new doctor even suggested in front of my grandmother that eventually she could lose both legs.

To be continued.