Ahmed's Life: a story of Poverty, Disability and Orphan hood

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Thu Jul 23 2020

Ahmed is a ten-year orphan child diagnosed with cerebral palsy since birth. He lives with mother and brother in a room occurred in a shared house. The only furniture existed in the room are three worn mattress and broken wardrobe. In the room are also some shelves for cooking; this small room is considered their bedroom, kitchen and living room. Ahmed suffers from many other diseases besides disability, so he takes daily medicines to better his condition. The family depends on charity and Benevolent Society for Disabled's aid to match their daily life basics; the mother struggles to afford the special needs of her two children. Ahmed needs special food, medicines and health care, and during this time of Coronavirus outbreak, he needs extra hygiene care. The mother stays helpless unable to protect her disabled child.