Patient Stories

Anxiety and depression are common in BVMI patients. All struggle daily with the challenges of living in poverty, and many have suffered trauma and abuse. Riva

Meet Blanca. Her story is a work in progress. She’s a hard working mom who holds down two jobs while caring for her husband and two

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

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,

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

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