help my family evacuate Gaza

My name is Amal Al-Haddad

A Palestinian woman who was born and lived in Gaza. I arrived to Canada few years ago.

My family is still living in Gaza under the war. My parents , siblings and their families (27 people) were able to flee their home in the Al-Rimal neighbourhood after a violent bombardment in the neighborhood in which they lived. Most of the houses were destroyed and many relatives of mine and most of our neighbors were killed. My elderly father in his wheelchair, my sick mother in her wheelchair, and my siblings flee to the Nuseirat area in southern Gaza after their house was bombed, then they moved to Khan Yunis as a result of the repeated violent bombing and the lack of tents available there. Finally, they arrived in Rafah, where the refugee shelters were located. The tents were crowded with people suffering from hunger, cold, and illness, especially since they left their homes without taking medical and daily supplies such as clothes, blankets, and mattresses. The matter got worse with the rain.

I have four brothers in Gaza

1/ My brother Zaki Bolbol is 45 years old, married and has five children.

Three of them had chronic diseases:

* * Waseem, 13 years old, suffers from (type 1 diabetes, wheat allergy, and malabsorption, in addition to liver enlargement). Before the war, Waseem was on the list of critical cases that required traveling abroad for treatment, but because of the war, his travel for treatment became impossible.

* Tala is 11 years old. She was born suffering from brain atrophy and increased electricity in the body. Her mental age is much less than her chronological age. She also suffers from stiffness in the left hand and foot.

*Rakan, 5 months old, was born with congenital defects, as he was born without the upper palate of the mouth, in addition to the cleft lip, and four fingers instead of five on the hand. During the war, doctors discovered that he had another congenital defect, which is a rare condition that his heart was created on the right side, not the left.)

Rakan needs tools, a special method for breastfeeding, special milk, and physical therapy for the hand.

2/ My brother Abdullah Bolbol, 41 years old, is married and has 6 children, including:

*Mayar, 6 years old, suffers from a perforated heart and valve problems

*Siraj: 4 years old, suffers from high electricity in the body, which leads to convulsions; Siraj traveled several months ago to Egypt for treatment and actually began to improve, but unfortunately during the war his condition became worse due to fear and lack of medicine.

3/ My brother, Kamel Bolbol, is 37 years old, married and has three daughters

4/ My sister Sahar Bolbol is 48 years old, separated from her husband and has 4 children

Sahar, her house on Al-Sahaba Street, was bombed and completely destroyed. She now lives in a school shelter refugees in Rafah.

5/ My mother, Mahasen Bulbul, 75 years old, and my father, Jamal Bulbul, 76 years old, are currently in Spain with my brother Muhammad.

Thank God, at the beginning of last month, they were able to travel to treat my mother, who suffered multiple fractures in her arm and shoulder as a result of the bombing of the neighborhood in which she lives. My mother stayed for two weeks before traveling, needing an operation and suffering from pain because the doctors were unable to perform the operation or provide her with the necessary treatment.

My father, Mr. Jamal, 76 years old, a few days after his arrival in Spain, he suffered paralysis and a stroke as a result of his failure to adhere to non-existent medications.

When the decision was made by the Canadian Minister of Immigration, I was very happy and felt hopeful that my loved ones would be saved from certain death. They also had a glimmer of hope for survival, travel, treatment, and living in safety. Unfortunately, when we discovered that Canada would not bear any costs and expenses, disappointment and frustration returned, especially since my children and I unable to bear all these financial burdens, and my siblings also do not have enough money to travel. I hope you will contribute to saving these innocent human lives.