
Gabriel de Jesús Castro
Gabriel de Jesús Castro is a 28-year-old resident of San José Pinula, Guatemala, who has been living with chronic kidney disease since he was diagnosed at the age of 20. Since then, he has committed to a rigorous treatment schedule, traveling three times a week to the capital for hemodialysis sessions, which he attends with the support of his mother. His journey highlights the growing challenge of chronic kidney disease affecting younger populations in Guatemala.
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Gabriel de Jesús Castro has been undergoing hemodialysis three times a week since being diagnosed with chronic kidney failure.
64 guatemaltecos por cada 100 mil habitantes padecen enfermedad renal crónica en el paísPrensa Libre – major Guatemalan newspaper, est. 1951·
Guatemala· 2026-06-21




