Resident “Rachida” (Moroccan - 52 years old) needs 13 thousand and 523 dirhams the cost of medicine to treat her from rheumatoid disease (chronic arthritis), given her modest financial means, and appeals to the people of goodness to help her manage the cost of treatment for the disease.
The patient (Rachida) tells the story of her suffering with the disease, saying: “When I was 13 years old, I felt very pain in my body and could not move and get out of bed, and told my mother what I feel, my mother expected that these symptoms are caused by malnutrition or lack of vitamins ».
And she continued: "My mom started preparing food on her own, and forced me to eat many foods rich in iron, vitamins and nutrients, but my health condition did not improve, and my fingers and toes started to swell, and I could not move it, and I was taking some painkillers but it was temporary in her pain relief."
She added: “When I completed a week and did not see any improvement in my condition, my mother took me to a government hospital in Morocco, and after performing laboratory tests and tests, the doctor told us that I have a chronic joint disease called (rheumatoid), which causes severe pain in the joints of the body.”
And she continued: «The beginning of the disease started with mild symptoms, and as I got older I felt an increase in the severity of the disease, and I was keen to take the medications prescribed by the doctor in the appointed time, and to follow up all the medical examinations and analyzes during my appointments in the hospital».
She added: «I came to the United Arab Emirates in 2002, and I was living with my sister, and she is the one who takes care of me after my mother’s death, and I never expected the complications of the disease to appear sharply in 2003, despite my commitment to medicines and medical analyzes and examinations periodically, as I developed severe anemia High blood pressure and sugar, in addition to osteoporosis. And she continued: «I went to Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City, and when conducting medical tests and analyzes and CT scans, the doctor told me that I need two operations: the first is to switch the left and right knees, and the other is in the right pelvis, so that my life is not endangered, because of the presence of osteoporosis, where I stayed In the hospital, I receive treatment and conduct medical examinations and physical therapy. A charitable organization in the country pays the costs of the treatment. ”
She added: "I used to see my health condition slowly improving, and the pain disappeared some days, and it almost faded. On other days, his intensity increased despite taking medications. In 2011, severe pain appeared in the left pelvis, and I could not sleep from its severity." She continued: «I went to the emergency department in Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City, and the doctor treating me to my case told me the necessity of performing a pelvic surgery, where the health insurance covered the costs of the surgery and medication, and the doctor described the injections that I must receive every week, regularly, for rheumatoid disease.
"I stand completely unable to manage the amount of treatment, as I do not work, and I live with my sister, and the source of my income is my sister's husband, so I appeal to those with compassionate hearts and white hands to help me."
medical report
The medical report issued by Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City Hospital in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, and "Emirates Today" obtained a copy of it, that "the patient suffers from frequent pain and inflammation in the joints of the hands and feet." The medical report added that «the patient has had four surgeries during the past years: the first operation in 2003 was to replace the right and left knee and the right pelvis, and in 2011 she had a pelvic operation on the left part, and the patient suffers from chronic arthritis, so a special medication has been prescribed For her to control the disease, she must persevere, costing 13,523 dirhams.