HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – When she was in her 20s, Kuulei Pali-Forth was diagnosed with Berger’s disease, an incurable condition that can lead to kidney failure.
For years she endured dialysis treatments. The Big Island woman hoped they would eventually improve her condition.
“It was kind of like a lifeline for you,” she said. “It was like you were on your deathbed. You don’t do dialysis, you don’t really see a light at the end of the tunnel.”…