You need 74.3 thousand dirhams for the cost of their treatment for a year

"Abu Sheikha" is unable to treat his two daughters with "thalassemia"

"Abu Shikha" is unable to manage 74 thousand and 386 dirhams for the treatment cost of his two daughters (Sheikha - 19 years old) and (Fatima - 17 years old) from thalassemia since birth, and they are receiving treatment at Ibrahim Obaidullah Hospital in the Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah.

The father told Emirates Today: “I have three children, two of them have thalassemia, and the youngest child is healthy. Since my wife conceived my first daughter (sheikha), I was keen to follow her medical appointments monthly, and all the tests and analyzes of the fetus were very reassuring."

He continued: “In May 2002, my wife gave birth to our first child (sheikha) with a natural birth, and she did not suffer from any health problems, and when she completed two years, we noticed yellowing of her skin, the protrusion of the forehead and jaw bone and her inability to drink milk, so she transferred her to Sheikh Khalifa Hospital in Ajman. , And after seeing the doctor and conducting medical examinations and laboratory analyzes, he told us that she had thalassemia and needed a blood transfusion as soon as possible.

He explained that his daughter stayed in the hospital for 25 days receiving treatment and care until her health condition stabilized, and the doctor told him that her condition requires monthly blood transfusions and oral medications, and treatment is available in the hospital for free, indicating that he was able to cover the stay of his wife and daughter in the hospital.

He continued: “When my wife conceived the second child (Fatima) in 2003, the treating doctor told us in the fourth month that our child would be born with Thalassemia like her sister,” explaining that before pregnancy she did not perform the required tests to find out whether the child would be born healthy or had Thalassemia Because the father and mother carry the same disease.

He added, "I was satisfied with the decree of God and his destiny, and I constantly monitored the condition of my two daughters and made sure to attend all their monthly medical appointments to get treatment."

"Abu Shikhah" said that the hospital administration informed him of the necessity to pay a sum of money for blood transfusions and monthly medicines for his two daughters, and the required amount exceeded his financial capacity, and he is the only breadwinner for the family, and he works in the private sector with a monthly salary of 6000 dirhams, from which 2000 dirhams are paid monthly for housing and school fees. The rest is spent on the demands of life.

He reported that he took his two daughters to Ibrahim bin Hamad Obaidullah Hospital in the Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah, after their health worsened due to their delay in taking treatment, as the hospital covered the cost of blood transfusions, and one of the charitable organizations in the state covered the cost of medicines for a year.

He continued: “I cannot afford to treat my two daughters, which amounts to 74,386 dirhams for a year, and save their lives from the disease that now threatens them. He dreams of seeing his two daughters live a normal life, and he hopes that the hands of good people will extend to them in order to obtain the required amount of treatment.

• “Abu Shikhah” works in the private sector with a monthly salary of 6000 dirhams.