Tamara Lopez Created: April 13, 2021 06:35 PM
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. Lake Arthur Municipal Schools Principal Kathleen Gallaway has only one phrase to describe her community.
“We’re family,” Gallaway said.
Now, that community has come together to help one of their own.
Arriah Porter has been battling a rare kidney disease since last October. Jennifer Porter, her mom, said it’s very rare in children.
“It’s called focal segmental glomerulosclerosis, so what it basically is is the glomeruli that come into the kidneys, they basically have cirrhosis. They have lesions that start getting on them, and they bleed, and then heal, and bleed, and then heal, she said.