Hi, my name is Tania Enriquez and I'm based in Mexico. Due to financial reasons I've been forced to put up this website during some a free time in the evenings at a local cybercafe.

My father died from a genetic disease called Polycystic Kidneys. (http://www.pkdcure.org) This is when Cysts grow all over the kidneys and get so big that they overpower the kidneys until they cannot work anymore.

After a routine check 6 months ago, I found out that I also have Polycystic Kidney Disease. I have been working as a single parent holding down 2 jobs. Within the last 3 weeks, I have had 2 operations and have another major operation in a month. My kidneys are so large they weigh over 40 pounds and must be removed because there is no room in my body for them. Once the operation is complete, I will have no kidneys and will have to live on dialysis, while waiting for a transplant.

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To have a deadly disease is difficult enough, but to know that I have passed it on to my only child, is an unbearable guilt. This is what my son has to look forward to shortly.

I have lived my whole life depending on myself and supporting my son, Daniel, aged 7, who is expected to undergo an operation on December 14th. I've never asked anyone for anything. In fact, if someone ever needed help from me I was always there financially and emotionally.

Unfortunately, I now have to ask for help. If you could spare any amount of money, really any amount, it would make my life a little easier. I've put up one of those PayPal buttons to this cause.

Believe me, if I could have had the chance I wouldn't have resorted to this. Mexico is a difficult country to live in, the financial status of most people is terribly difficult to ask for charity money of these kind. This is why I put up this site in english, to cover all the world and help defray the cost of medical bills, related healthcare fees, expenses incurred from this campaign, and improve Daniel's quality of life.

At the very least it will help solve some financial problems so I can focus on my health. All I have now is hope. If you can help financially it would be most appreciated. If you cannot, then your prayers are more then enough. Thank you and God bless all.

Sincerely,
Tania Enriquez.