Update on Maryam

"I'm not able to do anything. The situation is very hard."

Those are the words of Maryam's family.

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We have been sharing Maryam's story, her rash, her pain, the Eid she spent alone and isolated. But today we want to explain something important: this is not just bad luck. This is what the situation does to a child's body.

Here is the cycle Maryam is trapped in:

There is no clean water. Before the war, water came by car. Now that is impossible. Maryam's family has to physically carry supplies, get them from kilometers away by foot in the dirt and rubble, with road signs that don't exist, exhausting work, and it is still not enough. Without water, skin cannot be washed. Mites, bacteria, sweat, and irritants build up on her skin every single day.

Families share mattresses, blankets, and confined spaces. Skin diseases spread immediately between everyone sleeping together. This is exactly what’s happened. Even if treatment is found once, contaminated bedding causes immediate reinfestation.

The heat causes constant sweating. Sweat worsens damaged, itchy skin. Children scratch. Scratching breaks the skin open. Bacteria enter through the wounds.

There is no medication. No antihistamines. No antibiotics. No anti-scabies cream. And Maryam is already immunocompromised, and stress weaken her further. Her chronic conditions do not pause during the suffering.

This is not one problem. It is ten problems that feed each other, and without intervention, each one makes the others worse.

Her family asked for one thing: support.

Maryam's immune system does not take a break because medication is unavailable. Her body keeps suffering — every single day — because continuity of treatment has become nearly impossible in Gaza.

We want medication for Maryam. We want her to be seen by a specialist. We want clean water for Maryam and her family. Things in Gaza are extremely expensive.

Please consider giving if you can, and sharing if you can’t.

"I'm not able to do anything. The situation is very hard." — Maryam's family. Help us prove them wrong.

We won't stop talking about Maryam until she reaches permanent safety.

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With gratitude.