Texas dialysis patients hope new state law keeps centers open during major weather events

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For the last 19 years, Melissa Bensouda hasn't gotten many good nights of sleep.

Before bed, she sticks two 15-gauge needles into her arm. One to draw the blood out of her body, one to pump it back in. The machine removes toxins from her bloodstream that healthy kidneys would otherwise do. "I’m just at a loss of words regarding the experience that I had," Bensouda said."Imagine your blood is outside of your body, it’s completely dark. I had to figure out how to return my blood quick enough before it clotted in the machine."Melissa Bensouda was first diagnosed with Chronic Kidney Disease at 24-years-old.During that time, the lifelines available to Bensouda were extremely limited.

"I felt like I was on a deserted island," Bensouda said."I felt completely underserved and neglected."

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