{"id":2560,"date":"2020-01-30T21:33:03","date_gmt":"2020-01-30T21:33:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ekdesigns.us\/arizona\/?p=2560"},"modified":"2020-01-30T21:33:03","modified_gmt":"2020-01-30T21:33:03","slug":"full-circle-from-patient-to-donor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.amissionofmercy.org\/arizona\/full-circle-from-patient-to-donor\/","title":{"rendered":"Full Circle: From Patient to Donor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ekdesigns.us\/arizona\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/01\/iStock-1167420086-scaled-e1580419921191.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2561 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/ekdesigns.us\/arizona\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/01\/iStock-1167420086-scaled-e1580419921191-300x269.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"269\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Following the Great Recession of 2007-2009, like many other people Carla Fischer lost her job and her health insurance. Due to pre-existing health conditions, including Type II diabetes, finding affordable health insurance on her own with no income proved impossible. Without access to her prescription medications, Carla knew her health could spiral out of control.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s when my brother told me about Mission of Mercy and I made an appointment,\u201d Carla said. \u201cI was able to visit the clinic in Avondale once a month to get the prescriptions that I needed. I also was able to attend a diabetes education class.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Carla was able to find another job several months down the road but needed Mission of Mercy again a few years later when she found herself in a similar situation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMission of Mercy and their dedicated volunteers were really a lifesaver to me,\u201d Carla said. \u201cI never thought I\u2019d be without health insurance. 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