Husband suffered a stroke that rendered him unable to work

“Samra” suffers from chronic diseases and needs medicines for 15 thousand dirhams

(Samra - Palestinian - 58 years old) suffers from chronic diseases, including diabetes, rheumatism and nerves, and the medical report of Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City in Abu Dhabi stated that the patient needs chronic medications at an amount of 15,000 dirhams for a year, and the patient suffers from difficult living conditions and appeals to someone to help her manage The cost of treating it under the circumstances you are going through.

The patient told the story of her suffering, to "Emirates Today", saying that before a while her health condition worsened, and she began to suffer from diseases and health problems, as tests proved that she had diabetes, and then other diseases followed, including rheumatism and nerve disease, which caused her physical problems, and she entered Sheikh City. Shakhbout Medical Center and the necessary medical examinations were conducted to diagnose her health condition, after which the doctors decided her urgent need for chronic medications to control diseases and not exacerbate them.

Samra added that the diseases made her unable to move normally, and not taking medicines regularly leads to an exacerbation of the disease, and the problem is that the cost of medicines amounts to 15,000 dirhams annually, and this amount is above her modest financial capabilities, especially in light of the difficult circumstances that her husband is going through, And you don't know how to manage the cost of the treatment you need.

And she added that her husband suffered a stroke, three years ago, which made him stay in the hospital for a long time, after which other diseases followed him, and he entered the emergency department in Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City, underwent surgery and became unable to work, and the doctors decided to dispense medicines for chronic diseases for a period that did not Determine them later.

Samra indicated that her husband was the sole breadwinner for the family of five, and due to his old age and illness, he became unable to work, which led to the accumulation of debts on his shoulders, and their children stopped studying two years ago, due to the husband's inability to pay the fees. Even the eldest son obtained a high school diploma, and was unable to enroll in a university due to the family’s inability to provide university fees.

She appealed to good people and people of merciful hearts to help her manage the cost of her treatment, hoping that her message would reach good people and people of merciful hearts to extend a helping hand to her and help her manage the cost of treatment, in light of the difficult circumstances the family is going through.

• The patient's children left school two years ago due to poor financial conditions.

Harsh conditions

Samra said that she does not know how to act in light of the difficult circumstances she is going through, pointing out that her husband had previously knocked on all doors in order to manage the cost of treatment, but his efforts were unsuccessful.

She added that her husband's movement became difficult in light of the aggravation of his illness, and he became unable to do anything, noting that their children tried to find job opportunities to get out of these difficult conditions, to no avail, and recently their conditions became harsh, as they accumulated debts, to the point of Days pass by when they are unable to provide for food and drink.