He needs chemical sessions and medication for 150,000 dirhams

Tongue cancer threatens the life of "Amir"

(Amir) suffers from tongue cancer in stage four, three years ago, and he underwent surgery to remove the cancerous tumor from the tongue, and he needs chemotherapy sessions and medical drugs at a cost of 150,000 dirhams to eliminate the disease and save his life, and the problem is that his financial capabilities do not allow him to take care With the expenses of treatment, so he appeals to the people of good and those with merciful hearts to help him find the cost of treatment.

The medical report confirmed that the patient suffers from tongue cancer, and he underwent an operation to remove the tumor, fearing that it would spread to the rest of the body.

The patient’s brother narrated the story of the suffering of a 65-year-old Pakistani prince, saying: “Three years ago, my brother noticed the appearance of a sore in the tongue area that caused bleeding when touched, the appearance of red spots, pain in the ear, swelling and numbness in the mouth and tongue, and a sharp decrease in weight The body, and we transferred it to the emergency department in Shakhbout Medical City.

He continued: “The doctor told me that a sample should be taken from the tongue area to confirm the disease. My brother stayed in the hospital for two days, and after the results of the tests and analyzes appeared, the doctor told me that there was a cancerous tumor in the right part of the tongue and lymph nodes, and surgery should be performed to remove the tumor.”

The brother added: “The news hit us like a thunderbolt, and I did not believe that my brother had tongue cancer, and I did not tell anyone from the family about the news. , And that the situation requires rapid surgical intervention, and I agreed to perform the surgery in order to save (Amir )’s life. ”

He pointed out that the surgery was performed on the second day and the operation took about six hours, after which he remained in intensive care under observation for five days, and was transferred to the general department, and he completed the treatment for two weeks, and during that period he was trained in swallowing, tongue and speech movement. Discharge from the hospital after his health condition improved.

He added that the health insurance covered the costs of the surgery, the period of stay in the hospital and the costs of medicines, and the treating doctor advised him that he should attend chemotherapy sessions and receive the necessary medicines on time, and made sure to take Amir to the chemotherapy sessions, fearing the spread of the disease throughout his body. .

The patient's brother said that he was unable to save the costs of treatment sessions and medicines, after the health insurance stopped covering the costs of treatment, which amounted to 150 thousand dirhams, following that, currently, he is unable to save his brother's life from danger.

He explained: “(Amir) works as a private driver, with a salary of 1000 dirhams, and we both cannot pay even a small part of the cost of treatment, so I appeal to good people and people of merciful hearts to help my brother save the costs of the chemotherapy sessions he needs so that his life is not endangered.”

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The medical report issued by Shakhbout Medical City in Abu Dhabi, and "Emirates Today" obtained a copy of it, stated that "the patient entered the hospital suffers from mouth ulcers, red spots on the tongue with continued bleeding from the tongue area, difficulty swallowing food, and sore throat." .

The medical report added that analyzes, laboratory examinations and CT scans were carried out to determine the type of disease, and the results of the tests revealed the presence of a (malignant) tumor in the tongue, and as a result, an urgent surgery was performed to remove the tumor, fearing the spread of the disease in the rest of the patient's body.