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By EUNICE del ROSARIO
ONLY BD900 has been raised to help a
25-year-old epileptic girl - six months
after the first appeal. The parents of
Bahraini Nasreen Ghuloom Abbas Mohammed are
hoping that more will be raised to enable
their daughter to get the potentially
life-changing treatment in Germany.
They need about BD8,000 to send Nasreen
and her mother, Fatima Ebrahim Karam, to Dr
Muhammed Refai's clinic in Hürth.
Nasreen became epileptic at just
three-months-old after reacting badly to
routine vaccinations.
Soon afterwards, she developed cerebral
palsy because of the disruption to her brain
development.
She has never learned to talk and became
too weak to walk two years ago. She is now
confined to a wheel-chair. Nasreen suffers
at least eight epileptic seizures a week,
most of which are strong enough to make her
lose consciousness. Her condition is
deteriorating, despite the medication she
takes to control the seizures, says her
mother.
"I used to work as a nurse for three
years, and before that worked as a secretary
for 24 years, but because Nasreen's
condition has deteriorated I quit my job and
decided to take care of her at home," Mrs
Karam told the GDN yesterday.
Mrs Karam's husband, Ghuloom Abbas, is an
employee at Alba.
"Doctors in Bahrain say that they can do
nothing more for Nasreen other than give her
medicine to control her seizures, but I
don't believe them," said Mrs Karam.
"Dr Refai's energetic treatment is said
to have an 80 per cent success rate and he
came to Bahrain to evaluate Nasreen last
year."
Although Dr Refai did not give the family
any guarantee that Nasreen will be cured, he
remained hopeful that he could treat her
successfully.
Mrs Karam has been searching for a cure
for years and discovered Dr Refai on the
Internet.
"A friend of mine has a daughter with the
same problem as Nasreen and they went to Dr
Refai's clinic in Germany for the
treatment," she said.
"Now her daughter doesn't get any more
epileptic seizures.
"I would like the same for Nasreen, if
only someone can help us."
The energetic therapy will take at least
two months and the BD8,000 will cover
Nasreen and her mother's accommodation as
well.
Mrs Karam was hoping to raise enough
funds to be able to go to Germany by this
summer.
"With just BD900, it is impossible to go
at this time," she said.
The couple have three other children,
Nasser, 22, Ali, 19, and Hussain, 16. The
family live in Jurdab.
To make a donation contact Mrs Karam on
9440053, or pay it directly to her Standard
Chartered Bank account number 018 5316
63401. |
