Children Cancer Stories by Rukh Yusuf - Blog # 86
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.
Cancer – a serious diagnosis in a boy less than ten years of age – is the story of Moeez, but he never let it define him. Instead, with the help of his family and healthcare staff, he is embracing every opportunity to get treatment and live and do the things that matter most to him.
“I credit Allah and my family and doctors in hospital that I am living my life,” Moeez said. “They never gave up on me, and I wanted to get better after everything they were doing for me.”
Moeez was not even ten when he received his first cancer diagnosis i.e., Pre-B ALL. “I believe Allah had a hand in all of this, because I was diagnosed immediately,” Moeez said.
Moeez had swollen Lymph nodes in neck and fever and lethargy since many days and the symptoms kept appearing on and off. As the family was living in small town near D G Khan, the local doctor advised biopsy, but the parents were not ready to go for biopsy. When the symptoms persisted, the family decided to go for more specialized checkup and proper diagnosis.
They moved to Lahore for Moeez’s diagnosis. Here, after many investigations, Moeez was diagnosed for Pre-B ALL, and he was not doing very well at that time. Treatment was advised immediately, and the family agreed to go for chemotherapy with a heavy heart.
Moeez has four sisters and two brothers; his father owns a small shop, and they have their own house in D G khan. Their Life was going well though may not be excellent. The news of the beloved son has shattered the little peace they had.
Presently, the parents are with M Moeez in hospital and his treatment is going on. It is the hardest part of life seeing their young son down with such a cruel disease. His mother is always in tears and Moeez is silent. He does not even know exactly what he should think and what will happen to him.
Moeez has constant headache despite medicines; he is having severe stress of his disease, can’t eat due to nausea associated with his medications.
Despite all these symptoms and lethargy, this 10 years old lad is always attentive to everyone who talks about his disease from family or doctors or nurses. He is curious to know about progression of his disease and outcome.
Inside his tender heart, he longs to have confirmation that he will be alright after some treatment. May Allah confirm this that he will be completely normal for good after this treatment. Aameen
Prayers for the ease for M Moeez’s and his family. Aameen. May Allah recover Moeez soon and may he live normally. Aameen
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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