A message from Maryam's Father
" This week has been one of the hardest weeks for us. Every day that passes with no change, Maryam gets worse. Every time we think she is improving, something new happens. Her skin is still infected. The rash has now spread through the family. We are all suffering from the same thing. We live in a small space, we share blankets. The water situation is beyond words. Most of the desalination plants have been destroyed. The infrastructure that used to bring clean water to our families is gone. What little remains does not work properly. I walk for kilometres just to bring back what I can carry. I am a grown man, and I come home exhausted, with barely enough water for one wash between all of us. The cost of everything here is unbearable.
Food, water, medicine, basic supplies, the prices are higher than anything we have ever seen. It feels like no one talks about Gaza anymore. It feels like the world has forgotten us. What hurts me even more is that Maryam’s Instagram account was closed. That account was our way of sharing our daughter’s story with the world. It was one of the only ways we had to reach people and ask for help. Life is very difficult. I cannot keep up with the daily cost of survival. I cannot afford food, water, medicine, or treatment for Maryam. My mother is also sick, and I am caring for her too. There are not many opportunities for employment here. A job here pays a wage of less than $20 a month. The situation seems impossible. There are people who have been sharing Maryam’s story, and I am grateful for every single one of you. Please keep sharing. Please do not stop. I cannot do this alone, and the situation here does not wait.
If you can donate anything, even a small amount, it reaches us. It matters. It can be the difference between Maryam having medicine this week or not. It can be the difference between us having water, food, medicine for my mother, and treatment for the rash that is spreading through our family.
If you cannot donate, please share this. Every share puts Maryam’s story in front of someone who may be able to help."
Maryam’s father