Children Cancer Stories by Rukh Yusuf - Blog # 97
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.
Sometimes it is hard to decide from where to start, there are so many real-life stories that need to be told. Pain is all around us that never ends. All the stories are similar but different as well. Similar in the sense that pain is common in all of them and different as everyone has his/her own troubles and grief.
For me and all the readers, it’s just another story but for someone, it’s their whole life, a painful life.
Our today’s warrior is Zohan, he is hardly nine years old now. When he was seven, he came to oncology ward for the first time. He was in severe pain and his family was in great trouble when he first came to oncology ward. Then gradually his pain started settling down when his treatment stared and so was his family’s troubles. His parents had a new life along with Zohan, as he started responding to treatment.
Zohan is from Manawan city, and his father works as a plumber. His mother used to bring him for chemotherapy session for more than two years. But all the efforts paid off when Zohan tests were normal after two and half years of treatment.
Couple of years went smoothly, Zohan and his parents were dreaming for a better life for him. One day when he woke up, he was unable to see, it was a terrible shock for the little soul and his parents.
They rushed to hospital again, Oncology doctors referred to Eye specialist and when he was examined for eye, they advised his follow up blood test to rule out his disease relapse. He was again admitted to oncology unit for follow up tests.
In few days he was hepatitis A positive, and his eyes were yellow. He is presently admitted in the ICU and his treatment is continued. By Allah’s Grace, his follow up tests are normal, his blasts cells are within the limit but still he is unbale to see.
Further investigations and treatment are continued and Zohan is too much worried as he is afraid of darkness which is all around him since so many days.
His parents are doing every bit they are able to do. The little soul cries a lot, everyone stops to see him but then get busy in their routine. Maybe I am doing the same. May his tears bring light in his world again as all the tears are not evil. Aameen
Let’s pray for the early and complete recovery of Zohan, may he recover soon and able to see the world and dreams again, Aameen
Lots of prayers for Zohan and his family. May all the sick children recover soon, and their diseases never come back and may they live normal healthy life again. Aameen
Note: Names have been changed to protect identity
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