Sick and wounded struggle with death

The wounded Sahar Al-Asmar is fighting for her life due to lack of treatment.. Her mother: "We are sitting here waiting for God's mercy"

The child, Mohammed Abdel Hadi, lives a real nightmare, fearing that his leg will be amputated at any moment.

Tahani Hassanein has been battling cancer for 5 years: I have two children who suffer from cerebral palsy.. I am forced to fight for them

Abu Ryan: 25 thousand patients and wounded need treatment abroad, including 10 thousand cancer patients

For more than a month, the girl Sahar Al-Asmar (14 years old) has been fighting for her life on the bed of Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital, after being injured in an Israeli bombardment. There is no treatment to save her life inside the hospitals of the Strip.

Her mother told Al-Quds.com: “Sahar suffered skull fractures, part of her brain was knocked out, and shrapnel penetrated all parts of her body.” She added: “She was going to get food from the hospice, and I refused to let her go, but God’s will was done.”

But the real tragedy is that Sahar lost control of the left side of her body due to the injury, not to mention losing the ability to speak, hear and see.

Her mother continued: “She also suffered burns to her face, and is currently suffering from bruises on her body and bronchitis, which forced doctors to implant a device in her neck for her to breathe from.”

The mother added, with tears streaming down her cheeks: "We are sitting here waiting for God's mercy."

Sahar has been in a very critical condition since she was injured. She is not receiving the necessary treatment, and all she is taking is painkillers when available. Her mother continues: “The doctors are giving her physical therapy and giving her antibiotics when available.”

Sahar needs several surgeries, the most important of which is a bone graft in her skull. Her mother is appealing to all institutions concerned with children’s and human rights to work to save her by expediting her travel abroad to receive the necessary treatment.

He flew away from the force of the explosion and landed on the rubble of the neighbors' house.

As for the child Mohammed Abdel Hadi, he lives a real nightmare and a state of terror of his leg being amputated at any moment. It has been threatened for more than three months, after he was seriously injured as a result of the occupation bombing of his family’s house in Al-Bureij camp.

The child Mohammed was thrown from the force of the explosion and landed on the rubble of his neighbors' house, where his body was torn apart and his bones broken.

His mother continued: “He suffered two fractures in his pelvis, a fracture in his thigh, a large and deep wound on the right side of his foot, and burns on his hands and feet.”

"Doctors can't implant a platinum device in his foot, because it needs a bone graft," she added.

Doctors performed more than a hundred surgeries on Mohammed, all of which were to clean the wound so that it would not become infected and filled with termites.

The mites had spread inside Mohammed's foot, and it was threatened with amputation at any moment if he did not undergo a bone graft.

His mother continued: “The doctors told me that the success rate of the operation before the war in the Gaza Strip was between 30-40%, but now there are no medical supplies or appropriate treatment to perform it.”

Mohammed's mother demands urgent intervention to enable him to travel abroad for surgery, adding: "The success rate abroad is 70-80%. I hope to help him so that he does not lose his leg and become disabled."

Cancer patients face slow death

The pain is not limited to the wounded and injured only, but also affects cancer patients who face a very slow death. Patient Tahani Hassanein (42 years old) has been suffering from uterine cancer for five years, and she is not receiving the required treatment because it is not available in the hospitals of the sector.

She told Al-Quds.com: “During the war, my condition worsened, and doctors discovered two cancerous lumps in my neck. I currently need surgery outside the Gaza Strip.”

She added: "Even the uterine operation I had before the war needs follow-up, as I am currently suffering from continuous bleeding and a bad smell is coming out of the wound."

Tahani's failure to receive treatment has worsened her condition, as she suffers from high fever and constant suffocation. She adds: "I have to sleep on three pillows, and despite that, I only sleep for an hour at night."

She added, her eyes filled with tears: “I feel something choking me from my neck... I wish I could sleep like other people. I wish someone would hear my voice so I could travel and get treatment. I have two children who suffer from cerebral palsy, so I am forced to fight for them. I die every day for them.”

Hospitals in the Gaza Strip lack medical supplies

In turn, the head of the reception and emergency department at Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital, Muhammad Rayyan, told Al-Quds.com: “25,000 patients and injured people need to travel outside the Strip to receive treatment, including 10,000 cancer patients.”

Ryan stressed that the hospitals in the Gaza Strip are largely lacking in medical and health supplies, adding: “Dozens of the injured are in moderate health condition, but it deteriorates in light of the severe shortage, not to mention that doctors are often forced to amputate one of the injured person’s limbs to save his life.”

Ryan pointed out that nurses and doctors inside the hospital were forced to use the same tools for more than one patient and injured person, as there was not enough equipment to use for each injured person separately.

He called on all institutions and organizations concerned with health to work quickly to transport patients and the injured to hospitals abroad to receive treatment so that they do not lose their lives.

He also called on the whole world to quickly bring in medicines and all medical supplies so that the remaining injured do not die as martyrs.

Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital is the only hospital that provides health and medical services to more than 200,000 citizens and displaced persons.