Resilient student Veronica Hinojosa overcomes family trauma
Veronica Hinojosa, 18, top of her class with a 4.44 GPA, endured parental mental illness and incarceration. After caring for siblings from age 10, she balanced advanced placement, JROTC, and sports while applying to UCLA, USC, and Stanford. Her teacher calls her exceptional and resilient despite years of hardship.
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Nurse uses plate message to urge organ donation
Sisneros, a Kaiser Permanente nurse in Anaheim Hills, awaits a kidney transplant for five years and promotes donation with a personalized plate reading INDKDNY. She battles focal segmental glomerular sclerosis, undergoes dialysis thrice weekly, and hopes her public journey inspires dialogue and helps others facing kidney failure during National Donate Life Month.
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Donna Karan
Jeanne Sisneros
Kaiser Permanente Hospital
Anaheim Hills
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