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March 2006 |
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The 2005 Harvest
Supervised by Victor Salama
In the following stories, we present the harvest of love offered by our readers—through their generous donations—during 2005 to their brothers and sisters in humanity who were unfortunate enough to fall prey to illness or incapacity. We will focus on the weakest: the children and the aged.
In this respect it is worth mentioning that the relationship between Watani and our patient friends does not come to an end once the required medication or help is provided; in fact it actually begins, through the follow up visits by Watani staff.
Early in 2005, nine-year-old Mary was brought to Watani by her father. Mary was deaf-mute since she had contracted high fever as a one-year-old. The poor father had sold almost all his worldly possessions to help his daughter, and now he had nothing more to sell. Physicians said that Mary’s hearing ability was only ten per cent and that she needed hearing aids. Watani provided the required hearing aids, and Mary’s smile lighted up her face from ear to ear.
Raymond, another nine-year-old, had an acute problem with his urinary system. Watani had him admitted to al-Raie al-Saleh (The Good Shepherd) Hospital in Samalout, Minya, in Upper Egypt, where he underwent surgery by kidney and urinary tract specialist Dr Wassim al-Sisi. Raymond now lives a normal life.
We pray for Amir Bushra Youssef, 12, who now lies motionless in Mar-Morqos Hospital in Shubra, Cairo under supervision of brain specialist Dr Medhat Michel. Amir, who is bright and intelligence, suffers from muscle atrophy. Nevertheless, his strong will and faith in God yield a conviction that all will be well.
Three-year-old Mirna William Helmi from Qena, Upper Egypt, also needs our prayers. Mirna suffers, silently, from acute pain in her eyes because of cancer. She has been undergone radio and chemo-therapy, and doctors have reached the painful conclusion that, for her to live, Mirna’s eyes should be sacrificed.
Mehrati Dimitri Anwar, who is only three months old, suffers from a rare deficiency which leads her body to reject protein food and accumulate acids that attack the central nervous system causing motion and mental disability. Paediatrician Dr Laila Abdel-Moteleb recommended a special infant formula as the only hope at the moment. The problem however was that the formula was not available in Egypt. Watani readers from places as far apart as Canada and Australia sent 36 cans of the formula.
As for our aged friends, there is Amm (fond denotation for Uncle) Fayez, 71, who three years ago, was referred by Watani to ear, nose and throat specialist Dr Mounir Maurice. Back then Dr Maurice treated Amm Fayez’ ears, and Watani provided hearing aids. This year Watani took Fayez to surgeon Dr Talat Helmi who performed surgery to remove an anal fistula.
Amm Ayad Girgis Kalam is about 85 years old, and lives in a home for the Aged. Amm Ayad, who suffered from hernia, was admitted to Mar-Morqos Hospital in Shubra, where Dr Edward Ayoub Gorgy performed the necessary operation.
Mother Aida Samuel Farid, 75, suffered from weak eyesight. Watani took Mother Aida to ophthalmologist Dr Magdi Eissa who removed cataract from her eyes, and she regained the power to see.
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To make a donation, kindly make it payable to:
Watani
Address: 14308 Summer Tree Road, Suite G
Centreville, VA 20121
Tel: (1) 571 522 6560
Fax: (1) 571 522 6561
in Cairo: 27th Abd El Khalek Tharwat St.,
Cairo
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إذا كنت ترغب فى مساعدة اخوتك و المساهمة فى تخفيف ألامهم يمكنك ارسال تبرعاتك الى عنواننا التالى
داخل مصـر
27 عبد الخالق ثروت - القاهرة
خارج مصر
14308 Summer Tree Road, Suite G
Centreville, VA 20121
Tel: (1) 571 522 6560
Fax: (1) 571 522 6561
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