Needs medicines for AED 29.5K per year

Heart disease and «diabetes» threaten the life of the octogenarian «Abu Hassan»

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Abu Hassan - Yemeni - 84 years old) has been suffering from diabetes since 2000, which caused him many health problems, including high blood pressure, an increase in cholesterol, in addition to suffering from health problems in the heart later, which necessitated a catheterization operation, and the installation of stents.

But the patient currently needs to take heart medications and the chronic diseases he suffers from, to control his health status, as the cost of medicines is 29,510 dirhams annually, but the financial capabilities of the patient and his family do not allow them to manage the amount, so his son appeals to good people to help them manage the costs of his father's sick medicines, to avoid deteriorating his condition and endangering his life.

The patient's son (Abu Hassan) tells the story of his father's suffering from the disease, saying that his father's health condition has deteriorated significantly during the recent period, as he felt very thirsty, lost a lot of weight significantly, as well as his inability to eat, and felt dizzy and very tired when doing any effort.

"One day when my father was going to the mosque, he fainted during prayers, and immediately a friend took him to the nearest hospital to us (Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City Hospital in Abu Dhabi)."

The son continued that «immediately my father was admitted to the emergency department in the hospital, and after examining the doctor, asked for the necessary laboratory tests and analyzes, where the result of the tests showed a severe rise in blood sugar, and there is a possibility of diabetes type I, and must take medicines and injections (insulin) for diabetes», noting that «the doctor advised to review the diabetes clinic, and follow a diet to prevent high sugar, and exercise regularly».

The patient's son (Abu Hassan) said that «my father followed the doctor's advice, and indeed his condition began to improve, with his commitment to also take diabetes medications on a daily basis, but a while ago he began to feel short of breath».

The son added, «After that, he was taken to the hospital, to see the doctor who treats him, where the doctor asked for some tests, the result of which showed that he has high blood pressure, with increased cholesterol, and a deficiency in some vitamins».

The patient's son pointed out that «after that, and about two months ago, my father felt severe shortness of breath, and immediately he was taken to Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City Hospital, and was resuscitated, and then transferred to the cardiac surgery department, because he has a blockage in three arteries, as stents were installed for him, and he stayed a week in the hospital to monitor his condition».

The son stated that his father currently needs continuous follow-up, and taking medicines on a regular basis, pointing out that if he does not take medicines, this will cause him complications, which poses a danger to his life.

"The costs of my father's medicines to treat heart disease, pressure and high cholesterol, in addition to diabetes medications, at Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City Hospital, amount to 29,510 dirhams, for a year," the patient's son explained.

The son stressed that he is completely unable to provide even a small part of the costs of his father's treatment, pointing out that he is the only breadwinner for his family, which consists of six members, and works in a private entity with a salary of 4500,1200 dirhams, of which <>,<> dirhams are paid for rent, and the rest of the salary hardly covers the requirements of daily life.

The patient's son said: "Our financial situation is very bad, so I appeal to the good people to help us manage the costs of my father's medicines."

• The patient underwent heart surgery after discovering blockages of 3 arteries.