‘Cultivate hope among child cancer patients’

During an open session organised by the “Smile” initiative, Ibrahim Al Tamimi, a well-known speaker and journalist highlighted the importance of the full support from parents to their children who suffer from cancer, and the need to motivate them to face the disease with courage, and confront their peers and the reality as it is.

“The external side effect in any cancer patient such as hair loss or changes in body shape should be a mark that distinguishes the particular person from others, a mark to be proud of and never to hide,” said Mr Al Tamimi.

Mr Al Tamimi spoke during an open session organised by “Smile” initiative of the Future Youth Society for providing psychological and social support for children with cancer in the Kingdom of Bahrain, in the presence of several families of children with cancer who are sponsored by the society.

“Chronic diseases that affect a person’s life such as cancer, diabetes, alopecia, autism, and others are judgments destined by the Lord of the worlds, but he stressed the need for the patient to receive societal support to helps him to overcome difficult stages of the disease, especially the first shock, and then move to acceptance stage of the new situation, then moving on to a more advanced stage during which the patient realises that he is positively distinguished from his peers, due to his great ability to give. 

Mr Al Tamimi warned that surrendering to such disease considered the fastest path to isolation and death, “We must view disease as a temporary stage from which we can overcome stronger and more determined to move forward in the path of life and success until God decides what to be done.”

He also advised getting acquainted with the paths of great people throughout history whose diseases or disabilities were a reason for their distinction, noting that Arab, Islamic and international history is full of characters that exceeded their physical crisis and gave humanity so much.

Mr Al Tamimi discussed with the attendees the cases of their children, and also the parents of recovered children whom have passed the stages of the disease for years, and addressed them by saying, “Your children are now in good health, they are special, and you must cultivate hope in them and push them towards excellence and achievement”.