Update Monday 19 February: News has been received that Yonis required two injections rather than surgery and is now recovering well in Mosul. Update Monday 12 February: Yonis moved out of the camp back to Mosul with his family last week. In the meantime we have managed to get Yonis referred to a doctor in … Continue reading YONIS – free surgery organised in Mosul
ABDULMALIK
Brave little Abdulmalik was set to undergo a 6 – 7 hour operation today to use skin from his stomach to repair his damaged arm. The plastic surgeon has just advised that he wants to postpone the surgery for 2 more weeks to allow the skin on his arm to heal further before attempting the … Continue reading ABDULMALIK
RAFAA – surgery completed
Rafaa is a 46 year old widow who lives in the Hassan Sham U3 camp located 25 miles east of Mosul. She has six dependent children , 2 girls and 4 boys. She was recently transported to a hospital in Erbil and after taking tests and xrays it was decided that she required surgery for axillary … Continue reading RAFAA – surgery completed
ALI – discharged from hospital
Update Monday 22 January 2018: The NGO ADRA have delivered a winterisation pack and food to Ali and his family. Still upholding this family in prayer as they continue to struggle with impoverished living conditions and Ali’s declining health. Update Wednesday 10 January 2018: After much prayer and consultation with Ali’s doctor, through our … Continue reading ALI – discharged from hospital
RAHAF – operation to remove plate successful
Update: Monday 22 January, 2018. Rahaf’s surgery to remove the plates holding her femur together has been very successful. She is pictured here back in the camp walking with no pain. Update: Rahaf’s surgery on 15 January, successfuly removed the plates holding her femur together. She is recovering in the hospital in Erbil for a … Continue reading RAHAF – operation to remove plate successful
REEM – recovery and rehabilitation in Italy
In February 2017 a 10 year old girl suffered burns to 70% of her body during bombing of her family home in Mosul. Her fingers on her left hand had completed fused and she has no use of her right hand. By the time we met Reem, in May, in the hospital in Erbil, she was … Continue reading REEM – recovery and rehabilitation in Italy