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.
If
we look around, we can easily find so much pain and agony, sometimes it is hard
to believe what people are going through. Little individual effort by everyone
can reduce the suffering around us.
Ananbia is only one and half year-old innocent
child who has not learnt how to speak yet. She got admitted in February 2022 and
now she is one year and 10 months old.
Anabia
was diagnosed of Embryonal Rhabdomyosarcoma in February 2022. She is under treatment,
and she still can’t express her pain and treatment related difficulties. Her disease
started with vaginal mass in one and half year age, Anabia had no pain, so
parents did not know about the cancer of her daughter. They came to know her disease when the mass
came out. They consulted physician and doctors admitted her for diagnostic tests
and she was diagnosed as a case of a very difficult cancer.
Anabia
has one brother and one sister, and her father was working in private company
which he was forced to quit as he had to stay with his daughter in hospital for
chemotherapy and treatment. His little doll Anabia wants to be with her father,
so father left the job to be with his little doll.
Since
Anabia is under treatment, her other siblings are with grandparents. It is
difficult time for the family but there is no other way out. Anabia is too weak but still fighting with cancer.
She has received four chemotherapy cycles and radiations as well. Her treatment
is continued, and she has started speaking few words but cannot express her grief
and pain in words.
Her
parents only want healthy life of their daughter, they laugh when Anabia is
happy, they cry when she cries. Anabia’s father is educated, and he has couple
of job offers as well but can’t work until his daughter gets stabilized and
recovers.
This
white-collar family is working hard for the life of younger daughter. They do
not complain, nor do they ask any help from anyone. The family is struggling
with the financial issues as well but still you will not see both parents
complaining. You will see them contented as they have hopes from Allah that
their daughter will be healthy and normal again.
Prayers
that Anabia recovers as soon as possible. If Allah wills and Anabia recovers,
they will forget all the agony.
Prayers
for the ease of Anabia and her family. May Allah recover all patients. May
Allah ease and cure all patients and cancer warriors.
Note: Names have been changed to protect
identity
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