For Denis Milvis Feliz Mejía, a woman living with a life-threatening late-stage cardiac condition, the clock is ticking to secure a second chance at life. After years of managing her deteriorating heart health through conventional interventions and ongoing medication, her medical team has reached a stark conclusion: a heart transplant is the only remaining treatment that can save her life.
In an open public letter shared with local communities and regional institutions, Feliz Mejía laid out the difficult path her health has taken in recent months. Multiple rounds of medical assessments, specialized testing, and exhaustive trials of all available non-surgical treatments have failed to slow the progression of her heart disease. As the condition has advanced, medication can no longer keep her symptoms in check, drastically eroding her quality of life and leaving her unable to carry out routine daily activities.
The gravity of her diagnosis has placed more than just physical strain on Feliz Mejía and her family. Alongside the emotional toll of facing a life-threatening illness, the staggering cost of the transplant procedure, pre-operative specialized studies, lifelong post-transplant immunosuppressant medication, and extended post-surgery recovery has pushed the family far beyond their financial limits. With no other options to cover the tens of thousands of dollars in associated medical costs, Feliz Mejía has made a heartfelt public appeal to civic institutions, private companies, and all people of goodwill to offer whatever financial support they can spare.
“This transplant is my only hope to get back the life I love, and to spend more years with the people I care about,” Feliz Mejía shared in her appeal. Every contribution, no matter how small, will bring her closer to accessing the life-saving procedure she needs to survive.
Those who wish to stand in solidarity with Feliz Mejía and contribute to her medical fund can make donations directly to her savings account at Banco de Reservas (Banreservas), account number 9602595977, held under the name Denis Milvis Feliz Mejía. Feliz Mejía’s family and close friends have extended their advance gratitude to every person who chooses to offer support, noting that even the smallest donation will make a difference in her fight for a healthy future.