How Many More Deafened Mustafas?
Friday January 2, 2009
The San Francisco media is all over the story of the deaf three year old Iraqi boy who was deafened by bombing, who has been brought here for a cochlear implant. The child lost his hearing when a missile hit a house near his home.
As "heartwarming" as stories like this one are, I wonder how many more "Mustafas" there are waiting in Iraq, Israel, and Gaza? All the bombing going on must be deafening many more children. If and when the fighting stops, all those deafened children will need treatment and other help.
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Good Thoughts.
For a three year old boy to obtain CI is a good example.
I wanted to point out is that CNN has been reporting on Yousef who is now a 5/6 year old. He has a facial problems. He got burned from the fire by the bad maskmen. He has gotten 4 to 5 surgeries (so far) on his face. He and his family now lives in California for the treatments.
I believe that any young kids with the hearing loss from the bombs should get the hearing aids and CIs.
The last time I watched Marlee Maltin and her dancing partner from “Dancing with the stars” traveled to the Central America to meet the hearing-impaired kids. They gave each kids hearing aids. I thought it was wonderful cause.
As bad as I feel about the children affected by war, I can’t help feeling that we need to take care of our citizens first! What about the adult Americans going deaf due to child hood illnesses and can’t get a cochlear implant because of their insurance company’s policy to not cover ‘ears’? We did not ask for the childhood disease causing our later in life deafness, yet we are denied care that many are quick to give for free to illegal aliens and children from war torn countries.
I am a US citizen. I lost my hearing 3 years ago. I also suffer from mild to severe vertigo.. The red tape involed in getting a CI is huge. I am on SSDI, I haven’t been able to work. I am stuck in HUD housing, I will NEVER be able to buy a car or home. People think I’m lazy. Somedays I casn’t walk down the stairs. So I’d like to know how we can take care of other peoples children when we can’t take care of the people in our own country. All the doctors just look at me and shrug their shoulders like they’ve never seen this before..I’m sorry those children are being deafened by the bombs. But there are Adults in those countries who are acting selfish and childish over terratories and what not..Why do they care.. They know people in the US are gonna pick up the pieces..I’ve worked my whole life just to be judged by my community as a person who mooches off the government??
In addition, many of our servicemen and women have hearing loss from IEDs. This must be very difficult for people to make this huge shift in way of life, in addition to other injuries, including brain injuries. How well is this being handled?
With regard to Mustafa, I wonder, will he be able to get support at home to make the best use of his CI?
Good topic which points out why I oppose war on principle.
I just like to say that a deaf people are human being wherever and whenever and they are in need of care regardless of their relegeon or nationality
I agree with Gloria and Mary about taking care of people in your own country before helping others..
Ofcourse I do NOT believe that we’re not supposed to help people from other countries.
It is from Prophet Muhammad’s teachings that closer kin is more deserving of one’s courtesy
I can imagine the frustration that any disadvantaged person feels towards insurance policies,its insane & inhuman and very surprising to find in a World Super Power. However I am a firm believer that we should thank God for all that we do have. For there are always those who are worse off than us. And people from war torn countries are one of them. The least one can do is show a little kindness to them,especially having invaded their country on false pretense.