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Tonight kidney patient Keith Moguel is at a place he hasn’t been in a good while. That place is his home down south in Mango Creek where the 22 year old had been uprooted from about two years ago when he suffered renal failure and became dependent on haemodialysis. As we showed you, he underwent surgery last month to receive peritoneal dialysis which can be performed at home. Thanks to a donation from a group of Belizean Americans in New Orleans, Keith received 3 months supply of materials and supplies for his home dialysis. So he won’t have to return to Belize City through to the end of the year. Yesterday he told us how it felt to be finally returning home.

Collet Montejo, PR Officer – Healthcare Partners
“We will be transporting him free of charge along with three months supply down to Independence and he will not have to be travelling back and forth and the only other objective that we have as a company is to ensure that Keith Moguel can get his kidney transplant and normalize his life as much as possible.”

Keith Moguel, Kidney Patient
“I am going to be getting medication that I need for three months. I didn’t expect that, I expected just a month and like I said, I just feel good right now. I feel good.”

Keith Swift,
“What happens after the three months is up?”

Collet Montejo,
“After the three months is up we can, even with the money that’s left, I can already guarantee that we will have another two months supply for him. So he will have supplies up to the end of the year.”

Keith Moguel,
“It feels really really good to be going home. I miss my family a lot. I can’t wait to see them and I’ve been with my aunt for a couple weeks now. She’s been taking great care of me. She even built my blood back, as you can see I am looking much better than I did couple weeks ago. Like I said I am just happy to go home. I miss my family.”

Keith Swift,
“This is something he’ll be able to do at home, he won’t really need to come here to the hospital?”

Collet Montejo,
“That’s correct. This is something he can do at home. As a matter of fact Keith has become an expert on the peritoneal dialysis and we are really impressed with the way his health has improved, he is looking a lot better. According to him his aunt took very good care of him and now he is going home to Independence to be with his mom and with his family down there.”

While it is more convenient, peritoneal is required more frequently than haemodialysis. Two other patients also received equipment and supplies for their peritoneal dialysis. A source to fund Keith Moguel’s transplant surgery has already been located. He however still needs about $5,000 for the compatibility testing.