I hope this message finds you well and at ease.

Now I speak to you as a sister, as a human being, regardless of my nationality, religion, and gender.

My name is Islam, I am 30 years old, I am going through a long journey of treatment and illness due to my injury in the Gaza Strip war. I was injured in my right thigh, which caused me nerve problems and bone and tissue damage. As a result of the deterioration of my health, I was forced to travel to the Arab Republic of Egypt so that I would not become disabled and my leg would be amputated after undergoing three failed surgeries in the Gaza Strip due to the lack of capabilities. The doctor explained to me that I must travel to complete the treatment, otherwise my leg would be amputated from the thigh. Here was the difficult decision in life: How do I leave my husband and children in the midst of the war because we do not have enough money to pay everyone’s salaries to leave Gaza? I sold my gold jewelry, which was all that remained of our possessions, and borrowed from friends. We lost the house and the car. I paid a large sum of money so that I could go to Egypt for treatment. I underwent three surgeries to overcome the risk of my leg being amputated. I underwent surgery on the most painful nerves so that I could overcome the danger stage. Now I need a hip graft and cosmetic surgery. Whenever I look at the major deformities, the disease in my leg and the inability to provide treatment and surgery are devastating. My psychological state is more than the absence of my children and husband beside me while they are in the midst of war in tents without food or shelter and unable to provide the rest of the expenses for treating the war injury. I need surgery, plastic surgery and physical therapy, which cost amounts that I cannot afford, which has led to the deterioration of my health in walking normally and the recommendation for healthy nutrition. I need follow-up, treatment, food and monthly rent. I have been directed and I have no money left. The disease does not only threaten my body, but it threatens my dreams and makes me disabled. I communicate with you with humility and a deep sense of gratitude, hoping that your sympathy will be a beacon of light and I hope that you will stand by me.