🗓️ Update: March 1, 2026 — ALL CROSSINGS CLOSED

As of this morning,Al Jazeera and Middle East Eye confirmed that all lifelines (Rafah & Kerem Shalom) are indefinitely shut down. Our world has just become smaller, and our survival more fragile. ⚠️🚫

Markets are emptying fast. Prices are rising by the hour. Panic has hit the streets, and I am in a race against time to protect those who depend on me.

🏠 The Weight of 7 Families (19 Souls): I am the sole provider, through your generosity, for 7 interconnected families who are now looking at me, asking:

'What comes next, Mohammed?' 💔

🧓 My elderly father and mother (In need of urgent care)

👦 My late brother’s orphaned children (Our sacred trust)

🎗️ My sister Shaimaa & her husband (He is bravely fighting cancer)

👩‍👧‍👦 My sisters Fatima and Asmaa & their young families

👦 My brother Omar & his family

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Me, my wife, and our children

📊 CURRENT PROGRESS & TRANSPARENCY: As you can see in the screenshot below, we have reached $9,699 (49%) of our long-term goal. I am beyond grateful to every person who has supported us so far. 🙏❤️

🎯 THE IMMEDIATE GOAL: $2,100 (Emergency Food Mission)

While our long-term goal is for evacuation and total safety, today's mission is about survival. We need to hit $11,800 (Current $9,699 + $2,100) within the next 48 hours to secure flour, rice, and oil before the markets go empty.

7 Families × $300 each = $2,100

The Power of $5: If 420 people give just $5, we secure our food for the coming weeks.

⚠️ THE HARSH REALITY: We are facing a forced, systematic starvation. Your support is our only shield.

✅ Transparency: All donations will be documented and updated publicly once collected and transferred.

Please, don’t scroll away. We are running out of time. ⏳ 📢 REBLOG: Break the blockade with your voice. 💸 DONATE: Every dollar gives an orphan or a cancer patient a chance to eat.

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🔗 SUPPORT OUR SURVIVAL HERE: 

Reducing the risk of gastric cancer is within your reach! 🍎🥦 Follow a healthy diet, 🚭 quit smoking, and embrace a lifestyle that prioritizes your well-being. Let's #PreventGastricCancer together! 💪❤️

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A CaringBridge Site was created for Heather for people to stay updated about my fight with brain cancer. It‘s a caring social network to help people stay connected with family and friends during a health event. It will have all my day-to-day updates and ways you can help in addition to sharing my story.

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She wears her slippers lightly and gentle

Weak and bruised, scarred not scared

She gave it all that she could

And now she's tired and needs some rest

Her mouth is sore, her hair is gone

Don't let me begin about fatigue and all

Her hopes high, her determination touching the sky

Nothing could stop her

Not the chemo drills

Not the scary pills

The fear was ever-present but couldn't win over her will

Tell me what it is if not war

Where every cell of hers was a proud soldier

And so they fought a nasty war

The end looked closer yet very far

Will she make it or will she not

A question that crawls over everyone

They smile in front of her

Hide how scared it makes them

It eats, beats and feeds on her

It batters her but she doesn't give up

A breath goes in, a breath goes out

And so the fortress of her lungs keep going on

She struggles it all for her dream

To survive, thrive and live.

The pain, the tears weren't worth nothing

She didn't give up and so she won

What do you call someone

That fought with all their strength?

Gave it their all

And came back victorious.

Cancer couldn't imprison her wings

Like bee she stings

She put that arrow right into cancer's core

And destroyed it whole

Survivor?

Is it fair to call her that?

When she battles for each breath, is it in any way less than a war?

And if it is a war

Why call her a survivor?

She's a warrior, not just a survivor.

Not just a survivor but a warrior.

~ Gayathri, intern @lemmebegirls