"She's been in front of my eyes for 15 years."

Farah is a fifteen-year-old autistic girl with kidney disease. Due to Israel's hostilities in Gaza, she has not been able to receive the medication that she needs for over a year. Because of this, her situation has deteriorated significantly recently, and she has been in the hospital. Due to hypokalaemia she suffers from muscle weakness, currently in her leg, but it can also affect the heart muscle. Cardiac arrest is a real risk for people with Farah's condition.

Farah's mother Wesal (@shahdgazza) is very scared that she will lose her daughter. She knows that kidney disease is a chronic and permanent condition, and that any deterioration to Farah's health is extremely dangerous and will make her life more difficult. We talk about her fears a lot, because it is continuously on her mind. She is fighting tooth and nail to save her daughter.

The other day, she said, "I fear losing her every second. It's not easy." And then she said something that is so simple, so matter-of-factly, but also so profound -

"She's been in front of my eyes for 15 years."

Maybe it is a result of the language barrier or the fact that we can only talk to each other thanks to online translation services. But when she said this phrase, it made me tear up because of how heartfelt and raw its meaning was.

She's been in front of my eyes for 15 years.

Think about that. This sentence doesn't just state a fact. It's about being a parent. About the responsibility, the love, the care, the worries, the fears that come with being a parent.

It's about the permanence of a child's life in that of their caregiver.

Wesal cannot lose her daughter. Please help me in making this a reality by donating a little, if you are able, and sharing this post. If we can collect enough money, Wesal will be able to purchase the medication that Farah desperately needs.

Please direct your donations here:

[EDIT/ Was able to create a chuffed fundraiser too:]

For verification, please see here. They are vetted by association, as is explained in the link. We are working on getting them vetted by gazavetters.

[EDIT/ Fantastic news, this campaign is now verified by gazavetters! You will find it as #451 on their spreadsheet. Thank you so much!!!]

Thank you so much for donating (if you are able), and for sharing this post.

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This is what Wesal, Farah's mother, told me to tell you all about her fifteen-year-old daughter Farah, a fifteen-year-old autistic girl with chronic kidney failure.

Her kidneys leak potassium, for which she hasn't been properly medicated for over a year. Farah needs to take two pils 3x/day, but because her parents cannot afford to buy more, her mother can only give her one per day now.

The longer this goes on, the worse Farah's health will get, until her heart gives out. Cardiac arrest is a very possible and extremely serious complication of severe potassium deficiency, which is what Farah is suffering from now.

So you can understand how scared Wesal is that she will lose her daughter.

Farah needs our help!

Please, if you are able, even if it's just a little, donate to the fundraiser I created for Farah here or via Paypal here. We have only raised €15 and €96 respectively, which is only half of what is needed to buy a month's worth of medication for Farah.

For verification, please see here. They are vetted by association, as is explained in the link. We are working on getting them vetted by gazavetters, but as you probably all know, this takes time.

[EDIT/ Fantastic news, this campaign is now verified by gazavetters! You will find it as #451 on their spreadsheet. Thank you so much!!!]

Thank you so much for donating if you are able, and/or for sharing this post!

tagging for reach, please share, thank you <3 (let me know if you don't want me to tag you anymore, apologies for any multiple tags)