{"id":1637,"date":"2018-03-21T00:25:54","date_gmt":"2018-03-21T00:25:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.amissionofmercy.org\/arizona\/?p=1637"},"modified":"2018-03-21T00:25:54","modified_gmt":"2018-03-21T00:25:54","slug":"the-gift-of-new-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.amissionofmercy.org\/arizona\/the-gift-of-new-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Juan&#8217;s Story"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ekdesigns.us\/arizona\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/03\/15A1786.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1638 size-medium alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/ekdesigns.us\/arizona\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/03\/15A1786-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/ekdesigns.us\/arizona\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/03\/Gift-of-New-Life.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-1688\" src=\"https:\/\/ekdesigns.us\/arizona\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/03\/Gift-of-New-Life-300x67.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"67\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Something wasn\u2019t right.<\/p>\n<p>He couldn\u2019t tell exactly what &#8230; but Juan knew something was wrong inside his body. He didn\u2019t feel well. And the problem wouldn\u2019t go away.<\/p>\n<p>Juan never qualified for health insurance, so he only went to a doctor when he was desperate.<\/p>\n<p>And still, without the follow-up care that he needed, he continued to feel unwell. Yet over the years, he amassed a mountain of medical debt &#8230; until finally, the mountain was so high, Juan couldn\u2019t go to a doctor no matter how desperate he was.<\/p>\n<p><em>That was the day he became a statistic. He had slipped through the cracks of our healthcare system and had no access to quality care.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>He was in a slow downward spiral, until he heard about Mission of Mercy. Our medical team discovered that Juan was severely diabetic, and suffering from extremely high blood pressure. <strong>We actually find that some 70% of our patients have chronic conditions with serious, life-threatening consequences if left untreated.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen I come in to Mission of Mercy, I feel better. The stress I had before is gone.\u00a0 After 12 years as a patient here, I receive the same quality of care and kindness as I did on my very first visit.\u00a0 Mission of Mercy changed my life,\u201d said Juan.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ekdesigns.us\/arizona\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/03\/15A1752.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1639 size-medium aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/ekdesigns.us\/arizona\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/03\/15A1752-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em style=\"font-size: 1rem\">Today, Juan is healthy and strong. He works. He laughs. He is living a full life with his family.\u00a0<\/em><em style=\"font-size: 1rem\">You rescued him.<\/em><span style=\"font-size: 1rem\">\u00a0<\/span><strong style=\"font-size: 1rem\">You gave him new life, by giving to Mission of Mercy. Thank you.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Only one thing saved him: your compassion. Your generous support for Mission of Mercy let us open our doors to Juan<\/strong> &#8230; to welcome him warmly &#8230; to let him see medical professionals without worrying about the money &#8230; to give him a thorough examination, a real diagnosis \u2014 and the ongoing medical attention that he urgently needed.<\/p>\n<p>Help more patients &#8211; mothers, fathers, and grandparents &#8211;\u00a0 just like Juan, with the gift of new life this Easter season.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/interland3.donorperfect.net\/weblink\/WebLink.aspx?name=E12981&amp;id=21\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1640\" src=\"https:\/\/ekdesigns.us\/arizona\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/03\/DONATE-BUTTON-pink-png-300x98.png\" alt=\"Donate Now\" width=\"202\" height=\"66\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/ekdesigns.us\/arizona\/support-work\/\">&lt;&lt;New Ways To Give &amp; Heal through Love<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Something wasn\u2019t right. 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