bleh heh heh bleck!

in fact, even the rocks are beloved critters to me. the sand and the stones. the wind, the water, the chemicals and the clay.

no one aspect of the natural world is worth more than another to me. not to me, and not to nature.

when we learn to love ALL the earth, that is when we learn to protect it.

If you've been following Wesal's posts (@shahdgazza) or have been receiving the updates from the fundraiser I created for Farah, then you will know that she hasn't been doing well.

Farah requires daily potassium supplements due to kidney problems, supplements that have not been available lately. So Wesal has had to ration the ones she could get her hands on and buy as much potassium-rich food as she could find, which hasn't been sufficient. Potassium deficiency is extremely dangerous and can lead to cardiac arrest.

Recently, the family has also been dealing with fleas that bite, causing wounds that Farah's bad health couldn't handle. In particular, the wounds on her legs became open sores with bacterial infection.

Today Wesal tells me she's had to take Farah to hospital.

She told me:

"I went to the hospital to have the inflamed layer of the ulcers peeled off. Farah's body became severely inflamed, and the doctors decided that the accumulated bacterial nodules needed to be cleaned. The ulcer was very painful to scrape, but I have to treat my child. Her blood pressure was low, 90/45. My daughter almost died today. I paid $300 to the private clinic."

They also had to buy antibiotics to treat the infection. Today they spent the whole day in the hospital, going from one department to the next. As Farah is autistic, this was very confusing and distressing for her, and for her parents as well, who feel helpless.

Video content warning - The doctor/nurse is taking Farah's blood!

Please provide some hope for Farah and her family!

Share this post and add your well wishes, and donate if you are able. Farah's fundraiser has been verified by gazavetters, #451!

This is a very stressful and scary time for Farah's family. Let's show them that we haven't forgotten about them!

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