Stories of Hope
Meet patients who received treatment through Al Jalila Foundation.
Sarab’s Journey: A story of triumph over darkness
In 2021, only days after the sudden passing of her husband, Sarab suffered a severe vitreous haemorrhage leaving her in desperate need of urgent surgery to restore her eyesight. Originally from Syria, Sarab had built a life in the UAE with her late husband and their childr...
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Darlington finds her ‘hope tribe’ at Majlis Al Amal
Darlington is a fighter, always has been. But when she was diagnosed with stage 3 breast cancer in April 2022, her life was turned upside down and she knew that she would need to dig deep to find the strength for the fight of her life.Darlington was 43 years old and had li...
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Brave little fighter on the road to recovery
Meet Kairo, a brave little fighter who, at just 7 weeks old, was diagnosed with ventricular septal defect, also known as a hole in the heart. His strong spirit never wavered, and he faced each day with a smile, despite his pain and suffering.As Kairo grew older, his condit...
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Fatima’s life is filled with music
Fatima was only 8 months old when her parents took her to have her hearing checked as she did not seem to be responding to sounds or even loud noises. After several tests, the doctors confirmed that she suffered from severe hearing loss.Fatima’s parents were devastated to...
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Grace has found new hope
A Filipina mother in the UAE who has lung cancer can now complete her treatment after an initiative covered her remaining medical expenses.The remaining funds for Grace were secured through a recent agreement between Mahzooz, a weekly draw in the UAE, and Dubai-based Al Ja...
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Fighting cancer with the help of friends
Roderick had always been an active healthy man when he uncharacteristically began to develop a persistent fever, sore throat and nausea that he wasn’t recovering from.Once he checked in to Dubai Hospital in July 2019 results revealed that he was suffering from acute myeloi...
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