My name is Salma, and I'm asking for your help to save my little cousin, Asho Feysal Isse, who is just 11 years old and fighting a rare and aggressive form of leukaemia.

In May 2026, Asho was diagnosed with Early T-cell Precursor Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia (ETP-ALL), a rare and aggressive form of blood cancer. The specialist care she needed was not available in Somalia, so her family made the difficult decision to send her to Malaysia for treatment, away from her parents and home.

Since arriving in Malaysia, Asho has undergone several intensive treatments, including UKALL Regimen B chemotherapy, salvage chemotherapy with fludarabine and cytarabine, and chemotherapy administered through an Ommaya reservoir. Unfortunately, despite these treatments, her bone marrow tests continued to show significant leukaemia.

Her doctors have described her condition as refractory ETP-ALL, meaning her cancer has not responded adequately to previous chemotherapy.

Asho is now receiving further specialist treatment, including venetoclax and decitabine, in the hope of bringing her leukaemia under control. She continues to attend hospital regularly for blood tests, monitoring, medication and ongoing medical care.

At the same time, we are exploring additional treatment options with specialist hospitals internationally, including CD7 CAR-T cell therapy, an experimental form of immunotherapy that uses modified immune cells to target cancer cells. We have contacted hospitals in China, Singapore, the United States and other countries to find out whether Asho could be considered for treatment.

These treatments are extremely expensive, and her eligibility has not yet been confirmed. Our family is doing everything possible to ensure that financial difficulties do not prevent us from pursuing an appropriate treatment option.

How Your Donation Helps

As an international patient in Malaysia, Asho does not have access to the same government-funded healthcare as Malaysian citizens. Her family must pay for her medical care privately.

Your donations will help cover:

- Ongoing specialist treatment and chemotherapy in Malaysia.

- Hospital appointments, blood tests, scans and bone marrow examinations.

- Essential medications, supportive care and hospital admissions.

- Potential specialist treatment abroad, including CAR-T cell therapy or bone marrow transplantation, if recommended and approved by her medical team.

- Necessary travel and accommodation expenses directly related to her treatment.

The costs of specialist treatment abroad vary significantly. Some hospitals have provided estimates running into hundreds of thousands of US dollars, while clinical trials may cover certain treatments but leave families responsible for other medical expenses.

We are raising funds both to continue Asho's current treatment in Malaysia and to prepare for further specialist care if an appropriate opportunity becomes available.

Every donation will go towards supporting Asho's medical care and treatment-related needs.

How I'll Keep You Informed

We understand how much trust people place in us when they donate, and we want to be transparent about how the funds are used.

Our family is incredibly grateful for the generosity we have received so far. Your donations have already helped us meet important medical expenses and continue her care.

We know that her condition is serious and that no treatment can guarantee a cure. But we want to give her access to every medically appropriate opportunity available.

If you are able to donate, any amount, however small, will help support Asho's ongoing specialist treatment. If you cannot donate, sharing her story could help us reach someone who can.

To everyone who has donated, shared her story, offered advice or made dua for Asho, thank you from the bottom of our hearts.

May Allah reward you for your kindness and grant Asho complete shifa.