Dubai: 12-year-old Cherize fights for life - Please help

Daijiworld Media Network - Dubai

Dubai, Sep 4: Cherize, a little angel admitted in Dubai hospital, is struggling for her life. The 12-year-old was diagnosed with Down Syndrome and celebral palsy, and though she was a bubbly child despite her limitations, she is in need of ventilator support now.

Daughter of Glenn and Arabelle Shekri, Cherize has an elder brother Steve who is studying in school. Glenn is the sole bread winner of the family as Arabelle stays in hospital with her daughter round the clock.

Cherize has been in Dubai Hospital since her admission in January this year. The parents are faced with a mounting hospital bill in excess of Dirhams 400,500 and are unable to pay.

According to the medical report from the hospital, she was admitted in January after suffering from breathlessness and unconsciousness. Since admission she has been on ventilator support.

Cherize underwent a surgery for her breathing problem medically known as C1 and C2 sublaxation of the spinal cord in February and she has not been able to be wean off from the ventilator. Hence, she now needs the support of the ventilator which costs approximately Dirhams 150,000. She has earlier undergone surgeries for colostomy and open heart.

Doctors tried weaning her off the ventilator but were not able to do so. Cherize hence needs the support of the ventilator lifelong and the family will have to incur an additional cost monthly upto Dirhams 4000 for changing of tubing in Cathether mount and filters which have to be changed every 3 days.

Cherize has been in the surgical ICU for more than five months and is now in step down ICU‎ for over two-and-a-half months. This is her eighth month in hospital. The parents have a billing of approximately Dirhams 500,000 but bearing in mind the child is still in the hospital, the figure may rise.

Apart from the treatment costs, the parents are also looking to bring Cherize to India for a second opinion and need financial assistance to do so.

Individuals, philanthropists, and organizations and others are requested to help Cherize and her parents in any way they can.

The bank details are as follows:

Arabelle Shekri
Emirates NBD BANK
Ghusais
Account No 1014229411501
IBAN NO AE 950260001014229411501
SWIFT CODE : EBILAEAD

Contact:

Arabelle, mother of Cherize - 0509483640
Glenn Shekri, father of Cherize - 0559567661