Patient Stories

Irene is 40-year-old single mom with diabetes who became a patient earlier this year. Like so many BVMI patients, Irene lives on the edge. BVMI is her lifeline to better health.

When Juana needed to see a doctor, her daughter found BVMI. Using what she’s learned in BVMI’s Prevent Diabetes Program, Juana is feeling healthier physically, mentally, and emotionally.

Martha is a 75-year-old patient whose serious health issues went untreated because she didn’t have health insurance. In 2015, she became a patient at BVMI, and was diagnosed with aortic stenosis

Lee became a BVMI patient in 2019. At her first wellness visit, she told her doctor than she has a family history of breast cancer, but had not had a mammogram

Luis is nearly 70 years old living on his own with no relatives in the area. He has diabetes and arthritis, but no health insurance. He works when jobs are available.