He needs medication for 20 thousand dirhams for a year

Enlarged prostate and "diabetes" threaten the life of "Abu Omar"

(Abu Omar - 64 years old - Yemeni) has been suffering from chronic diseases for 10 years, including diabetes (type II), high blood pressure, prostate enlargement and urinary tract. In general, the problem is that his health insurance does not cover the costs of treatment, and his health conditions and financial capabilities do not allow him to manage the value of the medicines he needs, so he appeals to philanthropists and people with good hands to help him manage the cost of treatment, for fear of putting his life at risk.

The patient (Abu Omar) told «Emirates Today» the story of his suffering with the disease, saying that he has suffered from several health problems since 2011, and his health condition deteriorated significantly last August, as a result of his inability to provide the costs of medicines and medical drugs that he needs on an ongoing basis for diabetes and high Blood pressure and prostate enlargement, which led to severe symptoms, such as blood in the urine, frequent urination at night, intense hunger and thirst, vision problems (blurry vision), extreme fatigue, and the body not producing the energy it needs.

The patient continued that his eldest son (Omar) took him to Shakhbout Medical City Hospital in Abu Dhabi, and after examining the specialist doctor, he asked him to perform medical examinations and laboratory analyzes, and the results showed that he suffers from a sharp rise in sugar, blood pressure, prostate enlargement and urinary tract, and the treating doctor decided to stay In the hospital until the sugar, level and pressure are controlled, and he decided to change some doses of medications and drugs, and give him some antibiotics and insulin needles on a regular basis, and the doctor advised him to follow a healthy diet to prevent high sugar and pressure, and to walk every day.

He added that his being diagnosed with type 2 diabetes led to a number of complications, including permanently high blood pressure, and he needs to take medicines and medical drugs regularly, and not getting them at the specified times causes dangerous health complications.

(Abu Omar) explained that the cost of medicines and medical drugs that he needs to control diabetes in Shakhbout Medical City Hospital in Abu Dhabi amounts to 20,31 dirhams, which suffices him for a year, and the problem is that he is unable to provide even a small part of the cost of treatment, especially since he lost his job, in August 2019, due to his old age.

He pointed out that he had been working in the state for 24 years, supporting his family of seven children and his wife (a housewife), and because of his old age and inability to work, his services were terminated, and he currently does not have a stable income and lives on the aid he receives from family and close friends, He hoped that the hands of good people and people of merciful hearts would reach out to him to help him manage the cost of drugs for diabetes, severe blood pressure and prostate enlargement, to save his life from danger.

• “Abu Omar” lost his job due to his old age and his inability to work.