Amr al-Hams, age 3, has shrapnel embedded in his brain from an Israeli airstrike, and he is immobile in his southern Gaza hospital bed.
His eyes dart around in search of his mother, according to Nour, his aunt. He is unable to speak or walk.
Inas, Amr’s mother, visited her parents in northern Gaza at nine months pregnant. Their tent was struck that night. His grandfather, two of his siblings, two of his parents, and his mother were all killed in the attack.
After being taken to intensive care with a breathing tube, Amr remained unharmed. His father, who has been grieving, is nearly speechless.
Amr has left intensive care and is now severely malnourished at Khan Younis’ Nasser Hospital. During Israel’s months-long blockade, the fortified milk he needed vanished.
Nour syringes him with mashed lentils. He is comforted by her while she sleeps next to him, changes his nappies, and sleeps next to him.
She says, “I tell him his mother will be back soon.” I occasionally give him a toy. He cries, though. He must miss her, in my opinion.
Amr must be immediately evacuated from the conflict zone, according to doctors. His brain injuries are likely to have long-term effects without medical treatment and therapy.
Source: Aljazeera
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