Perla was born and raised in Orange County, went to UC Berkeley for her Bachelors, and worked in Bakersfield for her first job as a multimedia journalist.
“Did you hear? You got my brain, not my kidney," she joked to her dad after surgery."Sorry about your luck.”
Last year, Bob’s diabetes resulted in stage four kidney failure. When Erika discovered she was a match for his blood and tissue type, she immediately volunteered to help. “I said to Erika, 'No. We don’t want you to donate to me. You’re young. You’re a mother of two young boys.'" Bob said.
FATHERS DAY HEARTWARMING STORY KIDNEY DONORS KIDNEY TRANSPLANT LAKE MURRAY LIFESAVING SURGERY SAN DIEGO WOMAN SAVES FATHER
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