Warriors and Survivors -58

 

 Children Cancer Stories by Rukh Yusuf - Blog # 58

 

I am Rukh Yusuf, Clinical Pharmacist, also specialized in Total Parenteral Nutrition and Bone Marrow Transplant. I have been working in Pediatric Oncology unit of a public hospital for several years. The mission of this blog is to bring to you the real-life stories of child patients suffering from cancer. Cancer is still a difficult disease to handle and treat. However, when it strikes the children, some so young that they cannot even speak, their agony is beyond expression and words. Let us pray especially for children suffering from cancer for early and complete remission. May Allah shower His Merciful Blessings upon them. Aameen.

I wrote about Ubaid ur Rehman in my last blog, the reason I am mentioning him again today is that he is an extraordinary child. A child with firm beliefs, a child with so much knowledge and patience. He is really a child of many qualities that cannot be shared in one blog, but I shall try to summarize in one.

The day I published blog about him, he came to my workplace in the morning and spent almost whole day with me. It was his last chemo. He was Masha Allah happy and satisfied with the thought of going home. He talked a lot and almost on every topic of his life and beliefs.

Children in oncology unit are not so open to talking mostly. They open with someone they are comfortable with or someone they trust. Ubaid ur Rehman belongs to a religious family with strong belief in Allah and His plans. Very few of such blessed people with strong beliefs are seen. He used to say his prayers, he said he used to offer regular prayer in masjid before his surgery, as he wears arm sling since his surgery. His training is done mostly by his father who is not only a Hakeem but also a true practicing Muslim. His father and five elder brothers have trained him so well about life and realities of life.

Ubaid ur Rehman knows how bad the continuous use of smart phone is, he also knows about bad radiations from gadgets. He loves to study and reads kids and Islamic books on different topics.

He knows all details of his family and family ethics, he said he gifted his Aunt from his Eid money (Eidi). He is so generous to give Eidi to his nephews. Yes, He is uncle of two nephews at such a young age Masha Allah.

Discussion will be incomplete if I will not write about his thought on his disease. He believes that this disease is from Allah and a test for him and his family. He thinks that he should be patient enough to bear this trial. Ubaid said that whenever he did not want to come to hospital and could not find courage to come and admit for chemo, he used to recite dua for difficulty. With reciting that dua, he always was courageous enough to bear that treatment.

Ubaid told that during two years treatment, it happened once that his father was angry when he was not ready to come to hospital. But his father made him realize politely that how much treatment is necessary for Ubaid and made him learn this dua for difficulty. He has also learned prayers for sleeping when it is not possible for him to sleep out of stress about his disease.

I was shocked to hear from him that he also knows that one day his father will be no more with him, and he has to prepare himself for that time, he has to be strong enough to bear his father’s absence. He is such a young soul and knows the realities of life, many of us cannot accept the truth when our parents leave this mortal world.

Ubaid ur Rehman wants to be a Muslim scholar and doctor as well. He chooses his friends very carefully. He said he only befriends children who have habit of regular prayers. What a mature and blessed soul. I am inspired by his training and beliefs, and I wanted to share that it is all about proper and considerate training and we can raise children like Ubaid ur Rehman.

 

We pray for the health and happiness of Ubaid ur Rehman and his family and that every child should have beliefs and training like him. May he remain healthy always and may his disease never come back and may he is able to realize his dreams. Aameen

Prayers for the complete health and recovery all other warriors who are suffering with their families. May Allah ease and cure all patients and cancer warriors.

 

Note: Names have been changed to protect identity