(Arlen - Filipino - 51 years old) has suffered from bone marrow cancer of the third degree, since December of last year, and needs to follow up his therapeutic sessions with chemotherapy, after being exposed to five previous doses.
The cost of the chemotherapy sessions needed by the patient is 31,264 dirhams at Al Noor Hospital in Abu Dhabi, but his financial circumstances prevent him from obtaining the treatment, and he currently lives in the hope that the hand of help and assistance extends to him to pay the cost of his treatment before it is too late.
According to medical reports issued by Al Noor Hospital in Abu Dhabi, and «Emirates Today» obtained a copy of it, that the patient suffers from bone cancer, and needs to follow up his treatment sessions on an ongoing basis, by taking a dose of chemotherapy costing 31 thousand and 264 dirhams, in order to reduce the severity of infections , Control the tumor, to prevent it from spreading to the rest of his body, and to save his life from danger.
The patient tells the story of his suffering with the disease, saying: “In December last year, I was feeling constant pain in the bones, extreme fatigue, an inability to move and carry things around, so my wife took me to the emergency department at Mediclinic Hospital, and after seeing the doctor I was given some painkillers And after a week had passed, the pain was increasing, which led to my inability to move completely, and I became bedridden.
He continued, "I went back to the hospital again, and I was transferred to the bone department. After examining and conducting tests and medical examinations, there was a tumor in the bone marrow, and I was referred to the oncology department to take a sample to confirm my condition accurately."
He added: "I stayed in the hospital, receiving treatment for a week, and after conducting the necessary tests and analyzes, conducting a CT scan, and the results of the sample, examinations and x-rays, showing that I had bone cancer of the third degree, and chemotherapy sessions must be conducted."
He continued: «The news fell on my family like a thunderbolt, and I began to fear that the disease would ravage my body, and I leave my small family without a breadwinner, and my wife did not leave me during the chemotherapy sessions, where my four children are left with her friend, to take care of my sick time.
He added: “One of the charitable societies in the state covered five sessions of chemotherapy, and health insurance covered 70% of the cost of medicinal drugs, and due to the bad financial conditions he ordered at the moment, I was unable to pay even a small part of the costs of chemotherapy sessions. , Which amounted to 31 thousand and 264 dirhams, and my doctor advised me to follow up the chemical sessions on time, so that my life would not be endangered. I appeal to the people of goodness to help me to save the cost of treatment. ”
The only breadwinner for his family
The patient «Arlene» indicated that he is the only breadwinner for his family of four children and his wife, and he works with a salary of 12 thousand dirhams, from which he paid about 6666 dirhams of rent for housing, in addition to bank obligations.