Sunday, August 3, 2014 Today I had a conversation with a doctor for a story I am writing about the medical supplies ANERA has provided her hospital with today. She told me that they have had over 4,000 injured people come in for emergency treatment since the bombings began. 40% of those have been children. She’s been seeing a lot of infections and other complications from lack of hygiene. This is really turning into one of our major problems here in Gaza. There is barely enough water to drink, let alone wash. I also spoke to a woman whose family received some water from ANERA yesterday. She said that they haven’t bathed for many, many days. Her young son developed red sores all over his body and even had some bleeding. She had to take him to the hospital which was overflowing with people needing treatment. She has no money, and so she relies on the charity of the doctors, who are working non-stop to keep up with it all. Every time I speak with displaced people, I cry. They don’t have any of the basics for maintaining the bearest minimum of dignity – no food, no water, no clothes, no cleanliness… Thank goodness for my work and for the work of ANERA. I can’t overstate how much it means to me to be part of an organization that is doing something tangible to help. When I spoke to the doctor today, for instance, she said that the antibiotics ANERA has just delivered stave off infections that could be life-threatening. Without ANERA’s help, people could literally be dying. Finally, to my community of readers, I want thank you for letting me tell you my story. I feel committed to you all in a special way and I draw a lot of strength from knowing you’re out there. Don’t forget us here in Gaza! - See more at: anera.org/stories/crisis-in-gaza-2014-a-daily-journal/#sthash.PR3mYEkz.dpuf
Posted on: Sun, 03 Aug 2014 20:35:09 +0000
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