Biography
Yarieli Cuevas was born in Puerto Rico and was diagnosed with nephrotic syndrome when she was three years old. Since her diagnosis, she has been in the hospital multiple times, has had many surgeries, done a variety of different forms of dialysis, and has had one transplant. Yarieli is currently doing dialysis for a second time after losing her transplant. During her first time in dialysis, she realized the importance of having a support team that is always there for you. Thankfully, she had this support from her family; but noticed this was not the case for every dialysis patient. She decided to make it her life goal to become that support for patients without support. She has been active and vocal, voicing her support for these patients. She advocates for the needs and preferences of people in the community who are on dialysis and living with kidney disease, who may not feel they have a voice.
