You need urgent surgery, chemo and radiological sessions

635 thousand dirhams saves Amal from cancer

(Amal) suffers from a cancerous tumor two years ago, and according to Shakhbout Medical City in Abu Dhabi, she needs a surgical operation consisting of removing the tumor, as well as chemotherapy and radiotherapy sessions to complete the treatment, to save her life from danger, and the cost of surgery and treatment is 635,539 dirhams. Good people extended a helping hand to her and helped her in managing the costs of treatment, given her deteriorating health.

The patient (Amal - Lebanese - 64 years old) told her story to "Emirates Today", saying that she had health problems two years ago, and had to enter Mafraq Hospital, and after conducting medical examinations and diagnosis it was found that she had a cancerous tumor in the lower abdomen, and after that she underwent the necessary treatment and left her parts Simple, and the doctors asked her to follow the treatment, which consisted of chemotherapy and radiation therapy sessions.

And she continued that her financial ability did not allow her to bear the cost of treatment, especially since she is divorced and suffers from difficult living conditions, and that the health insurance card did not cover the cost of treatment completely, which made her delay in receiving treatment, which led to a significant worsening of her health condition, and the cancerous tumor began to spread again. Again, and before I visited Shakhbout Medical City, it was found that it needs surgery and intensive treatment to control the disease and save her life from danger.

(Amal) added that after her condition was diagnosed and she underwent medical analyzes, the doctors informed her that she urgently needed to continue treatment as soon as possible before the disease worsened in her body, as the treatment plan was summarized in a surgery to remove the tumor, and then she would undergo chemotherapy and radiotherapy sessions and a procedure Medical analyzes, examinations and continuous X-rays to determine the progression of the disease, and the cost is 635 thousand and 539 dirhams, and this is an amount above its modest financial capabilities.

She pointed out that her living conditions are difficult, her financial capabilities are limited, and she can barely manage her daily living expenses, explaining that she is divorced, does not work and does not have a stable source of income, and her establishment of a private institution was done with a humanitarian motive, after studying her social condition.

(Amal) said that she does not know how to act in light of the difficult circumstances that she is going through, stressing that all the doors are closed in her face, and she cannot afford the high cost of treatment, and her life is threatened, and the disease ravages her body without mercy.

She explained that she lives with her son, but he is currently without work, and the owner of the building is threatening to file a rental case against him due to his failure to pay, noting that she has five children, and two of her daughters are married and work with a salary that barely covers their life expenses, appealing to the people of good and the merciful hearts to help her in arranging Treatment costs to save her life from danger.

Treatment plan

According to the medical report issued by Shakhbout Medical City Hospital in Abu Dhabi, and Emirates Today obtained a copy, “The patient (Amal) is 64 years old. She was admitted to the hospital suffering from lower abdominal cancer two years ago, and she underwent the necessary treatment, but because of her circumstances. The Ministry of Finance was unable to continue receiving treatment, which caused an exacerbation of his health condition, and currently she needs an urgent treatment plan that begins with a surgery to remove the cancerous tumor, and then undergoes chemotherapy and radiotherapy sessions, and the cost of the operation and treatment sessions is 635,539 dirhams.

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