Kholoud's Children Suffering From Skin Disease

I am organizing this fundraiser on behalf of Kholoud Al-Hanawi and her family, who are living through terrible conditions imposed on them by the occupation. The most urgent matter for her though is their two children, both of which are suffering from a terrible skin disease and are suffering greatly. They urgently need funds in order to acquire the medicine for this disease. I have shared her story in her own words below, please read and donate anything if you are able to.

"I am Kholoud Al-Hanawi, the wife of Dr. Ahmad, a surgeon who risked his life in the war to save others. But today, he stands helpless—unable to save his own children. Our home is gone, reduced to rubble, and now we live in a tattered tent, barely shielding us from the burning sun and freezing nights. We have lost everything… but the worst pain is watching our children suffer.

Our precious babies, Yazan (9 years old) and Zeina (2 years old), are battling a cruel disease—Plaque Ichthyosis Psoriasis. Their delicate skin cracks, bleeds, and burns every single day. Every movement is agony. Every night is filled with their cries of pain. No child should suffer like this.

Tonight, Yazan looked at me with tear-filled eyes and whispered:

'Mama… will I be like this forever?'

I swallowed my pain and forced a smile. How do I tell him that the medicine he desperately needs is beyond our reach? $500 every 3 days—that’s what it costs to ease their pain. But how can we afford it when we barely have food to survive?

Then came his next question… the one that shattered me completely:

'Mama… will I die if we don’t get the medicine?'

No mother should ever have to hear these words from her child. No child should have to live in constant agony, wondering if they will survive. I am begging… if you hear me, if you feel our pain, please help us before it’s too late."