SAN ANTONIO, Tx — A remarkable reunion bringing a story of healing and hope full circle. Social media reconnected a South San Antonio ISD student with the school nurse who took care of her when no one else would.
Viviana Mena was diagnosed with failure to thrive as a young child. From pre-K to the age of 10 she was fed through a gastrointestinal tube, requiring continuous medical care while she attended school at Price Elementary.
Viviana remembers when others believed she was too complex to treat, a nurse named Carmen Ortiz cared for her like she was her own…