ShahnazZ
Striving2BeAStranger
:salam2:, I hope you're all in the best state of health and iman.
I just recently found out that my younger brother's best friend has Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) or Lou Gehrig Disease. For those who are unfamiliar with the disease, it's a fatal neurological disease that attacks the nerve cells responsible for the control of voluntary muscles. Basically, his muscles are deteriorating and the life expectancy for those with the disease is 3-5 years.
I barely know this boy (in fact I've never even met him in person) and yet I can't stop crying. He reminds me so much of my own brother and I feel as if it's my own brother experiencing such hardship. This boy had just not only been accepted into the most prestigious university in New York City, but he had a full scholarship as well. Lo and behold a year into school he finds out he has to give it all up so he can spend the rest of his days lying in a hospital bed and slowly waste away. His family and community are shattered and truly believes he has the evil eye. Such a prominent student, member of his community, the apple of his parents' eye and their first-born child and son, his mother spends these days with swollen, bloodshot eyes and barely interacts with anyone.
Either way, he's dying and it crushes me to know that this child, this little boy, will never get the chance to live his life. He'll never get the chance to fulfill his dreams and be a doctor. He'll never get married or have children. Even if he does live for a long time, the disease will leave him a paraplegic and he'll be incapacitated for the remainder of his life.
I honestly don't know why this is depressing me to such an extent. All I know is that I wish I could somehow help him and ease his suffering. His community has held fundraising marathons for him in the hopes of raising enough money to find a cure. I feel so helpless and feel that making dua isn't enough. But not knowing what else to do makes everything even worse.
Please make dua for him and his family. They have to watch their child, son and brother slowly and painfully die. We take our health for granted every day and don't realize the amazing blessings of having a healthy body as well as family.
I just recently found out that my younger brother's best friend has Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) or Lou Gehrig Disease. For those who are unfamiliar with the disease, it's a fatal neurological disease that attacks the nerve cells responsible for the control of voluntary muscles. Basically, his muscles are deteriorating and the life expectancy for those with the disease is 3-5 years.
I barely know this boy (in fact I've never even met him in person) and yet I can't stop crying. He reminds me so much of my own brother and I feel as if it's my own brother experiencing such hardship. This boy had just not only been accepted into the most prestigious university in New York City, but he had a full scholarship as well. Lo and behold a year into school he finds out he has to give it all up so he can spend the rest of his days lying in a hospital bed and slowly waste away. His family and community are shattered and truly believes he has the evil eye. Such a prominent student, member of his community, the apple of his parents' eye and their first-born child and son, his mother spends these days with swollen, bloodshot eyes and barely interacts with anyone.
Either way, he's dying and it crushes me to know that this child, this little boy, will never get the chance to live his life. He'll never get the chance to fulfill his dreams and be a doctor. He'll never get married or have children. Even if he does live for a long time, the disease will leave him a paraplegic and he'll be incapacitated for the remainder of his life.
I honestly don't know why this is depressing me to such an extent. All I know is that I wish I could somehow help him and ease his suffering. His community has held fundraising marathons for him in the hopes of raising enough money to find a cure. I feel so helpless and feel that making dua isn't enough. But not knowing what else to do makes everything even worse.
Please make dua for him and his family. They have to watch their child, son and brother slowly and painfully die. We take our health for granted every day and don't realize the amazing blessings of having a healthy body as well as family.
