He needs a diagnostic test outside the country for 5212 dirhams

Genetic disease threatens the life of the child "Rashid"

The child suffers from the genetic disease from birth.

From the source

The child (Rashid - five months) suffers from health problems since birth, and a delay in growth due to a curvature of the spine. The disease was discovered from birth, and he currently needs a genetic examination that is sent abroad, to diagnose the type of disease, and start treatment at Tawam Hospital in Al-Ain. The cost of the examination is 5212 dirhams, but his family's financial circumstances do not allow for even a small part of the amount, and the family appeals to good people to help it.

According to medical reports issued by Tawam Hospital in Al Ain, of which “Emirates Today” obtained a copy, “the child Rashid suffers from a genetic immune disease since his birth, and needs a genetic examination outside the country as soon as possible to diagnose his condition, and start treatment in the hospital, and the cost of the examination is 5212 dirhams.

The mother of the child (Rashid) tells the story of her son’s suffering with the disease, saying: “The news of my pregnancy was very happy, and I began to take care of my health and the health of the child. The ninth, I had symptoms of childbirth, and we went to Tawam Hospital, and when the tests were done, the doctor told us, the birth would be by caesarean section.”

And she continued, "I had a caesarean section, and the child's condition was very good, and he was placed in the nursery, to perform some tests and analyzes, and the result showed that his condition is normal, but he has problems in the spine, and the doctor reassured me, that there is a treatment for my child's condition, through an operation to correct Backbones".

She added, "I felt sad about my child's condition, but the doctor's words gave me a glimmer of hope that my child would be normal like the rest of the children, and then we got out of the hospital, and I was applying the instructions that the doctor told me, with the need to give him medicines and vitamins regularly, and he asked us to conduct periodic examinations for him." .

And the mother continued, “His condition improved to some extent, but when he reached the age of five months, I took him to the hospital, and the doctor asked to re-examine again, and conduct a genetic examination, to accurately diagnose the condition, and start treatment immediately, but this genetic examination is sent to a specialized center. outside the country, and its cost is 5212 dirhams.

She said, "Our financial situation does not allow for the provision of the amount, as my husband is unemployed, due to the loss of the company in which he was working, and the only breadwinner for us is our eldest son who works in a private entity with a salary of 4000 dirhams, and supports a family of 13 people, and his salary barely meets the requirements of Our daily life, paying the rent.

• The financial situation of the family does not allow the required amount, and the father is unemployed.