He needs treatment with 11 thousand dirhams to control the tumor

Kidney cancer threatens Abu Othman's life

(Abu Othman) stayed in the hospital for 25 days.

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(Abu Othman, a 64-year-old Pakistani), has had kidney cancer since March of 2019, and after the cancer spread, the left kidney was removed in Tawam Hospital in Al-Ain. , due to his inability to provide the costs of medical drugs worth 11,388 dirhams, which he needs to control the disease, and to suffice him for a year.

What made the issue more difficult and complicated, is that he is the sole breadwinner for his family of three children and his wife (a housewife), and his financial capabilities do not allow him to manage the amount of medicines and medical drugs he needs, especially since the families’ only income is 4340 dirhams, which is his monthly salary.

(Osman), the eldest son of the patient, told "Emirates Today", the story of his father's suffering with the disease, saying that his father began to suffer from loss of appetite accompanied by weight loss, feeling pain in the bones and the abdominal area, high blood pressure and feeling very tired, in March of 2019, He did not tell family members of his fatigue, and endured the pain alone.

He added that his father relied on the available medications and painkillers, and during the weekend when family members gathered, everyone noticed his father's pale features, and he could not move for long distances, and immediately took him to Tawam Hospital in Al Ain, and after conducting the necessary tests, laboratory tests and x-rays, The doctor following his condition confirmed the presence of a tumor in the kidney area, and the left kidney was damaged, which led to disorders in red blood cells, high blood pressure, and fluid retention in the body.

The son added that the doctor asked to take a sample of the tumor, to confirm the type of tumor more accurately, as my father stayed in the hospital for 25 days, receiving appropriate treatment, and after the results of the sample and the new medical examinations appeared, the doctor emphasized the need for an urgent surgery to remove the left kidney, Because it stops working completely, and there is a malignant tumor inside it, for fear of the tumor spreading quickly into or outside the main blood vessels.

The son added that he immediately agreed to perform the surgery (removal of the left kidney) for his father, and the health insurance covered the costs of the surgery, the period of his father's stay in the hospital, and some medicines and medical drugs, and that he was able to collect a small amount of money from family and friends to cover the remaining amount of costs Medications, which are not covered by health insurance.

He pointed out that the doctor advised his father to take medication regularly, to continue doing medical examinations and analyzes, to take enough time to rest and to stay away as much as possible from psychological pressures. He stressed that not taking medication regularly would result in severe complications, threatening his life.

The son added that the disease made his father unable to work during the current year, so his monthly salary was stopped, and the family was unable to provide and cover even a small part of the costs of the medical medicines he needed in Tawam Hospital, which cost 11,388 dirhams, indicating that health insurance And one of the charities in the country covered a large part of the costs of treatment during the last period.

The son appealed to good people and merciful hearts to extend a helping hand to his father and help him manage the costs of medical drugs to save his life from danger.

medical examinations

Medical reports, issued by Tawam Hospital in Al Ain, obtained by "Emirates Today", confirmed that the patient (Abu Othman) suffered from cancer, and his need to take medicines on a regular basis, and to conduct medical examinations on time.

• Illness made Abu Othman unable to work, which led to the suspension of his salary.