11/23/2024
Here is my Story.....
Hello my name is Daphiney Saavedra & here is my story of how I almost lost my life to Kidney Failure & how God was there to guide the doctors for 31 days to save my life as my family & friends waited for the outcome. In Mid December 2023 I woke up to get in the shower for work and noticed I has severely swollen feet and ankles, I paid no mind to it and went to work. I felt fine all day & Blood pressure was high but figured it was because it was busy that day. That next day I started painting our bathroom with my sister Melissa & she told me “Man sis your feet and ankles look like they hurt” I told her they did and I thought it was from working on the bathroom. We finished the bathroom painting & I showered and went to bed. Moving forward to December 20th 2023 I woke up feeling dizzy & nauseous so I stayed in bed all day drinking water and not eating at all due to the nausea, the next day I was not only dizzy, nauseous but started to vomit & have diarrhea, Stayed in bed again that day. Next day I was dizzy, nauseous , vomiting,diarrhea & was having chest congestion. My husband took my temperature & no fever, he gave me water and I slept all day & night. Next morning was Christmas eve & my husband wanted to take me to the hospital but I didnt want to mess up Christmas for my kids & I told him it was probably covid & they would just send me back home & I just wanted to sleep, later in the day my husband woke me up to try and get me to eat and drink some water. I couldnt even get sips of water down let alone food at this point. Christmas day I had all of the previous days’ symptoms along with a weird “Dirty Fish Tank’” taste in my mouth and could see a cloud of breath when I exhaled. I could barely lift my head up due to being so sick but I was bound and determined to go downstairs and celebrate the birth of Christ with my family. I came to the couch (I kinda remember my husband holding me up going downstairs) watched my 2 kids open 2 or 3 presents each & laugh, I believe I opened a gift and then my husband had to carry be back up to bed where I took some allergy medication with water & threw up immediately but I fell asleep. The next morning my son came into my room & woke me up and told me he was going to me heading back to Independence,MO a day earlier so he could rest before work the next day. My husband had went to work at 7am on Tuesday December 26th 2023 and I remember barely having the strength to hug my son but God gave me the strength to squeeze him tight & to tell him to drive safe & to text or call when he got home. I remember I started to hallucinate seeing animals that were definitely were not in our house & started to think I was going to lay in my bed and die from what I thought was Covid & As hard as I tried I couldnt get up at all not even to lift my hand to grab my phone to call for help as laid there slowly dying. I told Alexa to call my friend kendra so I could go to the dr because the whole time I thought it was covid, She got me an appt but then called back and said my P*P wanted me to go to ER. I called my husband from the Alexa and I distinctly remember telling him “ Babe I think I'm dying please come take me to the hospital.” He came home & the first few days were a blur. I remember being in my husbands truck & then Wesley ER in Derby & & after some testd they informed my husband that I Had to be transported to Wesley main where they told my husband “Mr. Saavedra if you dont sign this paper for emergency dialysis your wife is going to die!” Things started moving real fast,surgeons came into my ICCU room and put CVC in my femur area to start my dialysis,They couldnt do the Neck or chest line due to platelettes being super low. So 2 days later that one wouldnt stop bleeding & they were worried about another infection so another surgical team came in and put in a chest CVC & I ran dialysis every single day for 4-6 hours at a time. I stayed in ICCU for 7 days barely conscious as friends and family would step in for a few minutes at a time with machines beeping & alarms blaring. After moving out of ICCU they placed me in a regular room and then the real tests began, After 31 days in the hospital and alot of doctors deciding my health plan & making sure I was discharged with home health due to the deterioration of my muscles I couldn't stand, walk or feed myself, My husband did it all for me when he wasn't at work and then my mom, our daughter Megan, family, friends & nurses took care of me. I began dialyzing at the center 5 days a week for 4 months then Jose and I were trained to do Home Hemodialysis & we went to 7 days a week ( you need more dialysis when you do it at home due to the machines being smaller than the centers machines) June we dropped to 6 days & it was taking its toll not only on me but my husband & kids as well. Then they dropped dialysis down to 4 days a week. I did 10 months of grooling testing and kidney biopsies & ultrasounds to finally be listed September 4th 2024 but couldnt be active on the list until October 4th 2024 due to getting the MMR live virus vaccine. Now that I'm on the list & we have 4 people that are possible matches & 2 are almost completely done testing so now is the time to start fundraising to help my family & I have the funds for things we will need to take care of our home & help our donor as well financially if need be. Even though I'm back on 4 days a week again as of this week it is a small hill to climb considering 11 months ago I almost lost my life. This has been a very trying year for not only myself but for my two kids Tanner & Megan, my husband, family and friends but its also been rough for the hundreds of friends,family, strangers and donors that had to go through testing and hurdles just to give me a second chance at a normal longer life. I remember so many people praying for me daily including our old pastor Kendal Franklin whos now our district superintendent Came to the hospital and prayed with myself and my husband a few times and then there were so many people who never lost their faith when mine was wavering daily. My husbands bosses & coworkers were there for him as he struggled with juggling being at the hospital with me, taking care of our daughter & holding the weight of the world on his shoulders. Truck Center Companies family stood strong beside Jose and us as a family. God has a plan for me and my family. Thank you all for being here for me, I Can't describe the love and courage I’ve embraced over the past year. Thank you all for coming out to support me whether it be physically, mentally, emotionally or financially. Myself and my family will never forget the love and selflessness of all of you. If you would like to make a monetary donation you can do so at
Meritrust Credit Union with the following information below...
Meritrust Credit Union Member Name: Daphiney Saavedra Routing #: 301180292 Savings # 71062120
Or you may make monetary donations to my Cash App account which is linked to the Meritrust account.
This is my cash app account information
https://cash.app/$DaphineySaaavedra
Routing # 041 215 663
Account # 12 857 4271 6299
Thank you all for your support and encouragement
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