He needs rehabilitation and occupational treatment for 173 thousand dirhams

An epileptic seizure afflicts the child, Anas, with quadriplegic cerebral palsy

The child Anas, despite his pain, still kept his smile.

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The child (Anas - Palestinian - eight years old) was born with sudden convulsions (epilepsy) that led to quadriplegic cerebral palsy several years ago, and he currently needs rehabilitative and occupational therapy sessions and intensive speech therapy, in a rehabilitation hospital specialized in physiotherapy in Abu Dhabi for a year The cost of his treatment is 173,300 dirhams, and his family is unable to provide even a small part of the treatment costs.

The father of the child appealed to good people and people of merciful hearts to help him manage the cost of treating his child, so that he could overcome quadriplegia.

Medical reports confirmed that the child suffers from cerebral palsy, spinal deviation, inability to swallow, and needs intensive sessions of rehabilitation and occupational therapy, the cost of which for a year is 173,300 dirhams.

In detail, the father of the child told «Emirates Today» that his son (Anas) was the first born to him, so he was keen to take his wife to follow up the pregnancy in the hospital, and the months of pregnancy passed naturally, and the birth took place by caesarean section, and the child was admitted to the nursery, after suffering immediate convulsions. He gave birth, and he stayed for two days in the nursery, and after his health condition improved, the doctor allowed him to be released from the hospital.

He pointed out that the doctor asked him to closely monitor the child, as there is a possibility that convulsions may lead to some health damage to the child, and the doctor confirmed that the child's condition is currently stable and normal, but he needs a periodic review of the hospital.

And (Abu Anas) continued that he did not tell his wife the doctor’s words, so as not to worry and not be alarmed by the child, especially since it was their first joy, and he kept observing him closely as the doctor advised him, and the days and weeks passed naturally, so that he forgot the doctor’s words, and after he completed (Anas) In his second year, he noticed that he could not pronounce words like other children, and was unable to walk normally, so he presented him to a neurologist, who asked to be referred to a specialized center in the brain.

He added that he showed the child to a doctor in a center specialized in treating brain diseases, and the tests and CT scans conducted for him showed a defect in brain functions.

He added when (Anas) was three years and 10 months old, he suffered from a severe convulsion, as a result of which he entered the intensive care unit at Al-Noor Hospital, and stayed there for two weeks. Khalifa Medical City, where he stayed for a month in the intensive care unit, and the doctor told him that the severe case of convulsions had led to the child being diagnosed with quadriplegic cerebral palsy.

(Abu Anas) added that his son needs intensive sessions of rehabilitation and occupational therapy, and a special treatment for speech, in a specialized hospital for rehabilitation treatments, and the cost of treatment for a year is 173,300 dirhams.

He pointed out that Anas' condition requires, according to what the doctors confirmed, that he remains bedridden most of the time, so a medical bed, a wheelchair, medications for convulsions and other medications for drooling, and medications to relax the nerves must be provided daily, stressing that he is currently completely unable to manage the requirements. treatment for his child.

Abu Anas explained that he works in a private company in Abu Dhabi, with a salary of 12,000 dirhams, from which he pays 4,400 dirhams per month for housing rent, 1,500 dirhams for bank installments, and what remains is hardly enough to support his family of three.

He appealed to philanthropists to help him manage the cost of treatment sessions, so that the child could overcome the quadriplegic paralysis he suffers from.

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According to medical reports issued by a hospital specialized in the patient’s condition, which “Emirates Today” obtained a copy of, the eight-year-old child (Anas) suffers from cerebral palsy, as a result of epilepsy several years ago, and severe convulsions that led to brain paralysis. Spinal deviation, inability to swallow.

The reports added that the child is currently dependent on a feeding tube and an oxygen device, and most of the time is bedridden, and currently needs intensive sessions of rehabilitation and occupational therapy, and special speech therapy, in a specialized hospital for rehabilitation treatments, and the cost of treatment sessions for a year is 173,300 dirhams. .

• "Abu Anas" works with a salary of 12 thousand dirhams, and supports a family of three.