Urgent help for Maher to regain his ability to walk!

Mahmoud Abusharekh is organizing this fundraiser.

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This photo is not drama, it’s real hiding much more suffering and pain! With no cause, Maher turned from weightlifting champion into paralysed helpless man!

My name is Mahmoud Abusharekh, I’m organising this fundraiser with my sister Yousra on behalf of our cousin, Maher Fhaid.

Maher is 37 years, married and has 4 kids (Lamia, Mohammed, Abdelrahman, and Aseel). Before the war, Maher was passionate of weightlifting sport which was his source of income and main hobby. Maher participated in many national champions and won several championship and medals. When a nearby house bombed in November 2023, Maher stayed under the rubble for hours and he got paralysed! (below is the detailed story)

With high commitment to help Maher, we’re organizing this call of appeal with a goal of €65,000. Your generous support and donation will be transparently used based on the following breakdown:

- €20,000 for medical expenses and physiotherapy needed for Maher to increase the potential of recovery, Maher will go through months of treatment to be able to walk, or at least use the wheel chair for movement.

- €30,000 to facilitate Mahers’ family and his sisters’ evacuation to Egypt (€5,000 each).

- €15,000 to ensure proper sheltering and getting essentials they need to survive after they are reunited.

This is the least we could do for Maher after losing his future and suffering every single moment.

Your donation, no matter its amount, will have a profound impact on my Maher health condition physically and psychologically, you are the hope for Maher and his family.

Thanks in advance for your contribution to this cause that means so much to us!

kindly see the photo of bombing affected Maher, and read his full story below:

Details of Maher Story:

Early during the ongoing devastating war, a house was bombed nearby Maher’ house, Mahers’ father and kids got injured and house was mostly damaged. Maher stayed under the rubbles for about two hours before rescuing him. Unfortunately, the effect on Maher himself was a way more sorrowful where Maher got paralyzed. The effect on his health took him out of all his dreams and work. Further, Mahers’ family along with his mother and father didn’t evacuate to South Gaza due to Mahers’ situation and disability to move. Staying in Northern Gaza has overwhelmed them through experiencing all kind of fear and starvation in Northern Gaza for more than 7 months.

Due to the health situation in Gaza, Maher didn’t get any adequate treatment and he stayed paralysed at home in north Gaza for more than 4 months with severe complications, especially pain and skin ulcers on his body. The family took a decision to pay for Maher evacuation with his mother to Egypt seeking health treatment, however, it’s psychologically so hard on Maher to leave his kids in North Gaza, along with his two single sisters without their mother. Furthermore, the essentials needed for Maher in Egypt is too expensive.

This is an urgent appeal to stand by Maher and give him a glimpse of hope. Maher aims through this fundraiser to convey his kids suffering and save them despite of feeling helpless. In addition, he hope to get an access to essentials until he makes it to full or at least partial recovery, these essentials include food, diapers, urine bags, clothes, and physiotherapy.