BY: AMERICAN FRIENDS OF Rambam
When Wallah Omar (2) came from Gaza to the Rambam, with a large brain tumor, he could barely move. Partially paralyzed, his condition worsened rapidly. Now six weeks later after surgery, laughs and plays, getting ready to go home.
Wallah was diagnosed in a hospital in Gaza, with a large tumor that was pressing his brain. Growth had to be removed but his parents had doubts about performing surgery in a small local hospital. Following the advice of his oncologist, Wallah parents chose what the doctor determined as ¨ the first hospital to your list ¨: the Rambam. According to the girl's father, Ayad, the medical oncologist compared the Israeli the United States. ¨ I said, 'Once your child is in the Rambam, everything will be fine, and his family rest quiet' ¨ Ayad said.
decided that his daughter would come to Israel. Parents received a letter from her local hospital and sent to the Rambam. Without doubt, the Director of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Prof. Myriam Ben Arush, said Wallah transferred to the Rambam immediately. On arrival, she underwent an MRI, which showed that the tumor had was the size of a large orange. The Director of the Unit Pediatric Neurosurgery, Dr. Joseph Guilburd operated by removing the growth.
Shortly after surgery, Wallah went to his home in Gaza, weeks, and then returned to Rambam for a series of 30 sessions of radiation, under the watchful eye of an oncologist, Dr. Sergey Postovsky. Hospitalized after one month ended with most of the treatment. ¨ surprisingly recovered. Is perfect, laughing and playing, ¨ says his father, who adds that his daughter is expecting to see her sister, Dua, five years, and his brother, Ahmad, seven months. "As I feel at home Rambam ° continuous Ayad, who used to work at an events hall in Nes Ziona, and is visited in hospital by friends, Arabs and Jews. ¨ I like to see the way people live and work together. The care we received at the Rambam saved the life of my daughter. "
Wallah's story began four months ago when she started vomiting. The doctor thought he had a stomach virus, which his family dealt with common home remedies. The vomiting continued and the situation was aggravated by neurological problems. Was unable to move his fingers or even to hold the spoon.
Today, according to surgeon Dr. Guilburd, their chances for full recovery are very good. · View a child recovered so beautifully is the greatest satisfaction for a physician ¨.
The Children's Rambam Hospital provides cancer treatment, nephrology, orthopedic, cardiology, and neurosurgery. Per year about 700 children attending the Palestinian Authority. In the past half year, Rambam served 200 adults and children in Gaza alone, double the figure for the same period in year past. Of these, 25 were pediatric cancer cases. Says Prof. Ben Arush, ¨ Our department is a microcosm of an ideal world: children Jews, Christians and Muslims of all countries receive the best care possible. ¨
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(Translation by the Consulate General of Israel in Guayaquil H.)
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