12-year-old suffers from muscle-wasting disease, mother seeks Dhs10m for treatment

A 12-year-old boy, identified as AA, is fighting a battle far beyond his years. He suffers from Duchenne muscular dystrophy, a disease that silently steals strength and begins with faltering steps and, if treatment is delayed, ends with muscles weakened by time, a heart that tires prematurely and lungs that struggle with every breath.

His mother stands gazing at him, knowing full well that time is stealing his son’s body and that this silent disease could lead to paralysis.

Between the walls of her home and the corridors of the hospital, the mother's life unfolded. All she could do was pray for her young son, while her heart was heavy with fear of the future. She knew the treatment existed, but she could not afford it. A single injection costs Dhs10 million, a sum beyond the means of many and certainly beyond the capacity of a mother facing life’s hardships alone.

Having exhausted all other avenues, she is reaching out to readers and people of goodwill, appealing to compassionate hearts and generous hands to help save her child’s life. A single injection could completely transform his life, returning him to his first steps, to his laughter and to the childhood that has yet to begin.

May your hand be the hope that he awaits and may the smile return to the face of a mother exhausted by fatigue but never lost faith that there is someone who hears and responds.