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▲ 26 r/Advice

I am 38 and at a crossroads: I love my chronically ill wife, but I am desperate to have children. How do I decide what to do

My wife and I have been married for five years. It’s been a very hard journey due to her chronic illness. We have no children, and as I get older, the realization that I might never be a father is weighing on me heavily.

I feel torn between my commitment to my wife and my deep desire to have a family. I’m not looking for judgment; I genuinely need advice on how to navigate this conflict. How do people handle this kind of situation? How do I make a decision without losing my sense of self or regretting my choices later

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u/RedaNassef — 9 hours ago
▲ 7 r/PersonalFinanceEgypt

كنت ببيع تليفوني عشان أعيش، وفي 10 أيام ربنا سخر لي ملائكة على الأرض.. معجزة بكل المقاييس

يا جماعة، أنا بكتب الكلام ده وأنا قاعد في بيتي، قدامي مراتي اللي لسه خارجين من المستشفى حالا. النهاردة قعدنا أكلنا سوا وجبت لها فاكهة، ولحظة زي دي كنت بتمناها، والحمد لله إنها حصلت بفضل ربنا ثم وقفتكم معايا.

من 10 أيام بالظبط، كنت في قمة الانهيار. دكاترة ومستشفيات، تعب، وضغط، وكنت خلاص وصلت لمرحلة إني ببيع تليفوني عشان أقدر أجيب العلاج، وعملية كبيرة زي دي كنت محتاج مبالغ خرافية عشان أعملها بره، وكان مستشفى الجامعة مواليها طويلة. دخلت هنا وأنا مش عارف أنا بعمل إيه، بس لقيت ولاد البلد بجد. مسيحيين ومسلمين، كل واحد فيكم كان قلبه معايا، والناس دي وقفت جنبي عشان خاطر ربنا، مش عشان أي حاجة تانية.

في الـ 10 أيام دول، ربنا عمل معايا معجزات: أول ما طلبت الدم، الناس هبت عشان تساعد. كود المستشفى اللي كان واقف، فجأة اتحل ودخلنا مستشفى الجامعة. العملية تمت وخرجنا النهاردة، ومراتي حالتها مستقرة. وبفضل وقفتكم، قدرت أسدد القرض اللي كان مهددني، وده كان أكبر هم شايلينه عني.

واللي بجد مطمني ومخلي عندي أمل، إن ربنا فتح لي باب رزق. شخص كلمني على شغلانة، وقدر ظروف جلسات الغسيل، ووافق إني أشتغل في الأيام اللي مفيهاش جلسة، عشان أقدر أواجه باقي التزاماتي وأسدد باقي الديون واحدة واحدة. ومتاكد إن زي ما ربنا دبر الدم، والعملية، والكود، والقرض.. ربنا هيكرمني وأقدر أتبرع بـ كليتي لمراتي ونخلص من كابوس الغسيل ده نهائي.

أنا بقول الكلام ده عشان اللي كان شاكك أو اللي كان فاكر إن الدنيا قفلت، يعرف إن ربنا موجود، وإن الخير لسه في قلوب المصريين، ومصر متبانش غير في الشدة. أنا مش طالب غير دعواتكم، إحنا في أيام مفترجة وأيام عيد، وربنا يجعله عيد فرحة على كل بيت ساعدني أو حتى دعا لي بكلمة.

شكراً لكل واحد وقف معايا، وشكراً لكل إيد اتمدت لي. أنتم مش مجرد أعضاء في مجموعة، أنتم أهلي اللي بجد. كل سنة وأنتم طيبين، ومصر كلها بخير، وربنا يديم المعروف بينا

u/RedaNassef — 18 hours ago
▲ 3 r/shortstories

[NF] When Poverty Steals a Patient's Dignity: A Story from the Heart of Hell

I never imagined that illness could become a "crime" and poverty a "plague" that even those closest to you run away from. My wife, who was once the light of my life, is now battling severe kidney failure. She spends her life in endless, agonizing, and exhausting dialysis sessions. I gave up my job and everything I once owned just to be her only source of support in this suffocating darkness.

What breaks my heart isn't the physical pain of the needles; it’s the way people look at us now. When we had money, our home was a sanctuary; everyone surrounded us, smiling, eating at our table. But today, as illness has drained us and forced us to reach out for help, we find doors slammed in our faces. The world has changed its mask. People no longer see us as human beings in pain; they see us as a "burden"—a social inconvenience they don’t want to carry.

The rejection is more painful than the disease itself. Today, at the hospital, I felt so helpless. My wife, weak and trembling from the dialysis, whispered that she was thirsty. I wanted to give her a simple glass of juice, but the doctor stopped me. "Her blood pressure is 220," he said, his voice cold and clinical. I stood there, watching the monitor spike, feeling the walls closing in on me. I realized then that even the smallest comfort has become a luxury we cannot afford.

The isolation is total. I reached out to my own brother—the man I shared a childhood with—and when I knocked on his door, he didn't even open it wide. He looked at me as if I were a stranger carrying a sickness. He slammed the door in my face. My friends? I called every single one of them. "Busy," they said. "Maybe next time," they lied. I called my wife’s sister more than ten times today, just hoping for a word of comfort, a voice to remind us that we aren't alone. She never picked up. They have all turned into cold-hearted strangers.

My wife, with her gentle heart, now prays for death during every dialysis session. It is not because she doesn't love life, but because she can no longer endure the cruelty of people who were once "family" but have now become cold-hearted strangers. She cries not just because of the kidney failure, but because she realizes that our worth in their eyes was only tied to the currency in our bank accounts.

Is this what the world has come to? Does a person's value vanish the moment their money runs out? I look at her, tired and fragile, and I feel a scream building in my chest—a scream for every patient who has been left alone to face illness and betrayal. We are not just statistics on a medical list; we are human beings. We deserve dignity, even if we can't afford the price of our medicine, and even if we have nothing left to give but our broken hearts and this endless, crushing pain.

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u/RedaNassef — 1 day ago
▲ 469 r/cats

UPDATE: A miracle fueled by your prayers! My wife is out of danger and coming home tomorrow. Her rescue cat already senses it!

am writing this with tears of absolute joy streaming down my face. I want to deeply thank every single pure soul in this community who held my hand in the dark. Your prayers and love literally moved mountains. I am so sorry I couldn't reply to your messages before—I was terrified and my hands were tied at the hospital.

Alhamdulillah, the doctor just gave us the best news: my wife is completely out of danger! Tomorrow, she will have her scheduled dialysis session, and right after that, she is finally coming home! She will continue her regular treatment as an outpatient, but the biggest blessing is that she will be safe in her own bed, and in my arms. My heart is racing; she is my entire world, and this empty house was lifeless without her.

I decided not to post a photo of us, but to share this picture of her sweet rescue cat on her favorite chair instead. Believe me, animals possess an unspoken wisdom. Lately, she has been moving around the house, sitting exactly in every single spot my wife used to sit in. It’s as if she senses her savior is on her way back and is patiently waiting to welcome her.

Your beautiful hearts brought us this miracle. Please keep the prayers coming for her session tomorrow and her journey back home. Thank you for being our family! ❤️

u/RedaNassef — 4 days ago
▲ 293 r/PersonalFinanceEgypt

من برة المستشفى.. شكراً لأجدع ناس وقفت معايا ورجّعت الروح لمراتي بعد ما كانت الدنيا سودة في وشي

يا جماعة، أنا رضا من المنيا.. بكتب لكم وقلبي مليان فرحة ودموع. قبل ما أدخل الجروب ده الدنيا كانت مقفلة في وشي ومراتي بتتعذب ليل نهار قدام عيني.

بفضل ربنا ثم جدعنتكم ومساعدتكم المشاكل بدأت تتحل، وبسبب الدم اللي اتوفر، مراتي صحتها اتغيرت ولأول مرة من فترة تمشي جنبي وهي كويسة.. بصراحة رغم الظروف الصعبة والديون اللي عليا، بس صعبت عليا وقلت لازم أفرحها، أخدتها ودخلنا مطعم، وحق ربنا أول ما دخلنا وقعدت أنا سبتها ودخلت الحمام عيطت من الفرحة لما شفتها قاعدة بتاكل ومبسوطة ومش محتاجة حد يسندها.. أنتوا السبب في الفرحة دي وفي اللي أنا فيه، وكتر خيركم بجد.

والحمد لله كود المستشفى بتاع العملية جه بعد وقت كبير وتعب، وخلاص هتعمل العملية هنا في مستشفى الجامعة ومبقاش في بهدلة سفر، والله العظيم أنا مش بكذب في كلمة، أنا داخل بس عشان أشكر كل واحد وقف معايا بجد ورد لمراتي حبيبتي الروح والدنيا بقت كويسة.

الدنيا الحمد لله مشيت تمام لغاية دلوقتي، أي نعم لسه في حاجات تانية فاضلة بخصوص مصاريف الأدوية والمستلزمات وأنا لسه مش قادر أنزل شغلي والديون كترت، بس أنا واثق إن ربنا هيكمل الباقي وهيمد إيده طول ما في قلوب رحيمة.

المشرفين لسه مردوش عليا بخصوص أرقام التواصل فمش هحط أرقام هنا عشان البوست ميتحذفش، بس اللي حابب يتطمن علينا أو يطلب الإثباتات يبعتلي رسالة خاصة فوراً وهرد عليه.. ومحتاج دعواتكم جداً ليها وهي داخلة العمليات. كثر خيركم ومش عارف أودي جمايلكم فين

u/RedaNassef — 4 days ago
▲ 25 r/CAIRO

أنا رضا من المنيا.. مراتي بتموت قدام عيني، الدنيا جت عليا ومكسور ومش عارف أعمل إيه

يا جماعة بكتب لكم وأنا حرفياً عاجز.. مراتي مريضة فشل كلوي وبتغسل 3 مرات في الأسبوع، وجسمها اتهرى وتعبت من الألم، والحل الوحيد اللي الدكاترة أجمعوا عليه إنها محتاجة عملية (شريان صناعي) عاجلة، ومستشفى الجامعة هنا وافقت تعملها وخلاص بنجهز الإجراءات النهائية للداخلة.

أنا راجل بسيط وشقيان، وبسبب تعبها وجلستها أنا مش قادر أنزل شغلي ولا قادر أسيبها لوحدها بقالي فترة، وبقيت عاجز تماماً والديون كترت عليا فوق طاقتي.. بفضل الله وبجدعنة ناس ولاد حلال قدرت أدبر فلوس أكياس الدم وشيلت الهم ده، لكن لما سألت في المستشفى لقيت نفسي محرج ومكسور قدام مصاريف المستلزمات الطبية والأدوية والعلاجات اللي لازم أشتريها بنفسي وقت العملية وبعدها، وحقيقي والله العظيم مراتي تعبانة جداً وأنا معيش تمن الحاجات دي ولا حتى المصاريف اليومية للقعاد معاها في المستشفى.

أنا مش طالب مبالغ خيالية، أنا طالب مساعدة في توفير الأدوية والمستلزمات دي أو تمنها عشان مراتي تقوم بالسلامة وترجع لبيتها.. وإحنا مش بعيد عن بعض، أنا هنا في المنيا وأي حد عايز يتأكد من حكايتي ويشوف الوجع اللي أنا عايشه، كل التقارير الطبية الرسمية المختومة وصور البطاقات جاهزة معايا ومستعد أبعتها لأي حد أو يقابلني يشوفها بنفسه عشان يطمن.

عشان شروط الجروب، أنا مش هكتب أرقام هنا.. اللي يقدر يساعدني يبعتلي رسالة خاصة فوراً وهبعتله التقارير الطبية ورقم التليفون على طول. أرجوكم ادعوا لها من قلبكم ومتبخلوش عليا بالدعاء، وشكراً ليكم بجد

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u/RedaNassef — 4 days ago
🔥 Hot ▲ 11.2k r/cats

The stray cat my wife rescued is sharing my grief while she is in the hospital.

I swear this is 100% real. This cat was a stray on the street, the kind that is usually hard to keep in a house. But my wife took her in, showed her love, and fed her for exactly 3 months. My wife is currently hospitalized with kidney failure, and her condition is very critical.

Today, I was at home talking to the doctor on the phone. He was telling me how hard her situation is. I looked over and saw our cat staring right at me, listening to every word. The moment I hung up, she lowered her head to the floor, looking completely heartbroken. It literally made me cry. I had to go to her, pet her, and tell her that her savior would come back and feed her again. I have neglected her a bit lately because I'm always at the hospital, but she proved to me that animals have ultimate mercy, love, and loyalty. Kindness truly changes their souls.

(Note: I am not asking for any financial aid or fundraising, just sharing this touching moment and asking for your kind thoughts and prayers for my wife

u/RedaNassef — 7 days ago
▲ 68 r/OrientalOrthodoxy

A Cry of Gratitude from Egypt: The Mountains Have Moved and the Miracle Began for Marlene!

Brothers and sisters in Christ, I write to you today with tears in my eyes, but this time they are tears of joy and gratitude. Yesterday, I stood before you with a broken heart asking for a miracle, and today I return to say: 'Great is our Lord!'

My beloved wife Marlene was fading away before my eyes. Her anemia had reached a life-threatening level due to dialysis, and she desperately needed two filtered blood units just to survive. As a simple laborer, the cost was an impossible mountain for me to climb. In a moment of total weakness, I cried out, 'Lord, where are You?', feeling that every door was locked forever.

But through your prayers, the Lord proved He is truly in our midst. In less than 24 hours, the Lord moved the hearts of strangers—people who are not even Christian—who showed incredible kindness and helped us provide the blood Marlene needed. Our Lord is so merciful that He even provided the travel expenses for me to go and get the blood, when I didn't even have a single coin in my pocket!

I stand before you all today to say: 'Forgive me, my Lord.' I am a sinner, and I am ashamed that I doubted Your presence while You were carrying me and opening doors I didn't even notice. Our Lord promised that where two or three are gathered in His name, He is there in the midst of them, and He truly was with us and heard your prayers. He also said that whatever we ask in prayer, believing, we shall receive—and today I have witnessed this truth.

Please, I beg you to keep praying. The miracle is not yet complete. We still have the long journey of the kidney transplant and heavy burdens ahead. Your prayers are what move mountains and open the gates of heaven. Thank you to every kind heart who prayed or helped. May God bless you al

u/RedaNassef — 8 days ago
▲ 217 r/PersonalFinanceEgypt

مراتي بتموت قدام عيني ومحتاج حد يوجهني لـ "أهل الخير" أو حل طبي

"يا جماعة أنا بكتب الكلام ده وأنا كلي عجز وقهر.. أنا رضا من المنيا، مراتي مريضة فشل كلوي وبتغسل 3 مرات في الأسبوع، والجلسات هدت جسمها تماماً.

المشكلة إن كل ما بنعمل عملية في دراعها عشان الغسيل بتفشل، والدكاترة أجمعوا إنها لازم (شريان صناعي) فوراً، ودي تكاليفها فوق طاقتي بمراحل، خصوصاً إني مديون ومبقتش عارف أشتغل من كتر ما أنا جنبها.

حتى حقن الأنيميا اللي المفروض تاخدها مع كل جلسة مش عارف أوفرها، ونفقة الدولة مش مغطية الحقن دي، والأسعار بقت نار ومبقتش لاقيها. أنا مش طالب المستحيل، أنا عايز مراتي تقف على رجليها بس عشان أقدر أسدد ديوني وأرجع لشغلي.. أنا مش متخيل حياتي من غيرها بجد.

معايا كل الأوراق والتقارير الطبية اللي تثبت كل حرف بقوله، ومستعد أبعتها لأي حد حابب يتأكد أو يساعدنا نوصل لمستشفى أو دكتور يخلص موضوع الشريان ده.

أرجوكم، اللي يقدر يوصلني بجمعية خيرية بتساعد في الحالات دي، أو حد يقدر يتكفل بجزء من العلاج، يكلمني خاص فوراً. أنا في المنيا ومستعد أروح لأي مكان عشانها.

ربنا ما يكتب الوجع ده على حد، ويخلي لكم غاليينكم

u/RedaNassef — 9 days ago
▲ 3 r/depression

feel like a ghost in my own life.. everything is falling apart

I’m writing this because I truly have no one else to talk to. My life is a complete wreck, and honestly, I’ve come to hate the world and everything in it. Every single day, the thought of ending it all stays in my mind, like it’s the only door left open for me to finally find peace.

I feel like a total failure. Nothing I ever start works out; every job I’ve had, I’ve been rejected from. I look at the people around me—friends who became doctors and engineers with stable lives—and here I am, just a laborer, struggling to even survive. Even my marriage, which was supposed to be my support, is completely falling apart. My wife is sick and suffering, and I’m standing here helpless, unable to do anything for her. It’s breaking me inside. It feels like bad luck is following me everywhere I go.

The people closest to me are the harshest, and it seems like no one cares about anyone else’s pain anymore. Even when I tried to post in other groups just to be heard, people attacked me. I’m so tired of being the person everyone steps on. I don’t want anything from anyone; I just want to disappear. I’ve lost all passion and energy, I’m broken from every side, and I just don’t know what to do anymore.

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u/RedaNassef — 10 days ago
▲ 1 r/stories

Title: The Uninvited Guest in My Wife's Veins

They say every home has its secrets, but mine is now exposed by groans of pain. We were waiting for a child to fill our world, a small reward for my exhaustion as a simple laborer. I worked day and night just to see a smile in my wife's eyes.

But one night, a "Hated Guest" knocked on our door. I ran to open it, thinking it was the joy we awaited. It wasn't a child. It was Kidney Failure. That monster decided to leave the guest room and dwell in my wife's veins.

Everything changed. Instead of buying toys, I run at midnight looking for painkillers. Instead of seeing joy as she holds a newborn, I see her fading under the mercy of dialysis tubes.

The hardest part wasn't the disease; it was the people. The friends who ate at my table disappeared. The relatives I supported turned a blind eye. They feared the "contagion of need" more than the disease itself.

Yesterday, I looked into her eyes and told her: "The world has closed its doors, and those we helped forgot our names. But even if I have to sell my last breath, I will never leave you. My embrace is your home, and your smile will return, even if it costs me my life."

This is not fiction. This is my bleeding truth

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u/RedaNassef — 10 days ago
▲ 53 r/OrientalOrthodoxy

A Cry for Help from Egypt: "Lord of Glory, I Need a Miracle That Moves Mountains for the Sake of My Beloved Wife Marlene"

Brothers and sisters in Christ, I am writing to you standing before closed doors, but I have full faith and confidence that the Lord of Glory, Jesus Christ, can open them again. I am Reda from Egypt, and I come to you with a prayer request unlike any other—I am asking for a miracle.

My beloved wife Marlene, the partner of my life and my struggles, is battling kidney failure. I watch her wither away before my eyes, and the pain devours her body and my heart. I have collapsed many times and done everything in my power as a simple laborer, but now I lift my eyes to heaven and knock on your hearts.

I was away from God, but the great love He placed in my heart for Marlene is what brought me back to throw myself at His feet and ask Him to stretch out His hand. Our Lord said: 'Whatever you ask in prayer, believing, you will receive.' I am confident that your prayers as one community are what will move mountains and open the gates of heaven for Marlene.

Please, remember Marlene in your prayers and your Liturgies. I need a miracle, and I believe that God’s hand still performs the impossible."

u/RedaNassef — 10 days ago
▲ 141 r/cyprus

Former farm worker in Cyprus: Seeking a job opportunity to save my family and support my wife's medical treatment.

Hello to the kind people of Cyprus,

I am writing this with a heart full of hope. My name is Reda, I am 38 years old from Egypt. I have previously worked in Cyprus twice in farming, so I am very familiar with the hard work, the culture, and I can speak a bit of Greek.

Currently, I am facing the toughest time of my life. My wife is suffering from kidney failure, and I am struggling to afford her medicine. The debts are piling up, and the doors feel closed in my face.

I am NOT asking for financial aid or charity. I am looking for a CHANCE to work. I am a hardworking man, capable of working long hours in any honest job—whether in farms, factories, or construction. I know how things work in Cyprus, and I am ready to provide any guarantees of my commitment and loyalty to an employer who can help me with a work contract.

I have tried everything, and I am reaching out to you as a last resort. If any business owner needs a reliable worker who truly appreciates the opportunity, please contact me.

Thank you for reading my message. God bless you.

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u/RedaNassef — 11 days ago
▲ 14 r/CaregiverSupport

"Light After Darkness: My Journey with My Wife, Marlene, From the Hardest Moments to the Return of Hope and Smiles"

"To the most wonderful and supportive people in this community,

I am writing to you today as peace is finally finding its way back to my heart. I’m not here to share burdens today, but to share the joy of how God is truly just and greater than anything any of us can imagine. We truly reached a point that was so difficult, I felt the world closing in on Marlene and me, wondering how we would survive. But God is so incredibly kind.

Today, thank God, Marlene is stable and doing much better. The dialysis sessions that used to destroy her body and break my heart are now passing peacefully and calmly. She is finally able to sleep comfortably without the constant moaning and pain that never used to leave her. To me, this means everything in the world.

But the miracles didn’t stop there; closed doors have started to open. I have started working again—three days a week—so I can still be by her side during her treatments. This step alone has brought back my hope for tomorrow. Even the debts that were suffocating me and threatening our lives—God softened the hearts of those I owe. When I went to talk to them, they all told me the same thing: 'Reda, pay us back whenever you can, once your life is fully stable; we are in no rush.' Can you imagine such kindness?

I was even able to bring joy to my beloved Marlene's heart by celebrating her birthday. My only dream was to see that sparkle in her eyes again, and thank God, I did. This experience taught me that no matter how many human doors we knock on, we must stay holding onto His door, for He holds everything in His hands.

I thank you from the bottom of my heart. Thank you to everyone who supported me with a kind word, and even thank you to those who criticized me—your words only made me hold onto hope tighter and realize how many good-hearted people like you are out there. My advice to anyone going through distress or illness: never let go of Him. He is the only one who knocks and opens the doors that you thought would never open.

I only need your prayers to stay with us so that this journey continues and Marlene continues to light up my life."

u/RedaNassef — 13 days ago
▲ 0 r/wholesome

"I AM STILL CONFIDENT I WILL MAKE IT." MY WIFE SINGING ABOUT HOPE AND RESILIENCE DURING HER DIALYSIS SESSION.

u/RedaNassef — 14 days ago
▲ 18 r/CaregiverSupport

I am writing this from the street, and I am literally breaking down. My wife, Marilyn, is fading away right now during her dialysis session. Her blood levels have dropped to a fatal limit (6.2).

While she was screaming from the unbearable pain, she grabbed my hand tightly, looked into my eyes, and said: "I pray to God that I die, my love, just to relieve you from the torture you are going through for me. I’ve exhausted you so much... I’m so sorry."

Can you imagine? While she is facing death, she is apologizing to me! I am a shattered man. I have spent the entire night running everywhere, begging charities and people, but every door was slammed in my face because I don’t have the money for the (two units of filtered blood) she urgently needs to stay alive.

To those who doubt me or hurt me with words: I swear I am ready to start a LIVE video call right now from the hospital so you can see her condition with your own eyes. I am uploading all the official stamped medical reports. Please, have mercy on my pain. If anything happens to her today, I will not live another second. I cannot exist without her. I am asking for a miracle. I just want her to breathe. Please help me.

u/RedaNassef — 21 days ago
▲ 0 r/Egypt

"يا كل إنسان لسه قلبه بيدق بالرحمة.. أنا مش بكتب قصة خيالية، أنا بكتب بدموع راجل بيشوف شريكة عمره وكسرة قلبي بتتحطم كل ليلة قدام عيني.

أنا ومراتي عايشين قصة حب كبيرة، بس العجز مكتفنا. حد فيكم جرب يحس إن كلمة 'أمومة' ممكن تكون حكم بالإعدام؟ مراتي، اللي هي دنيتي كلها، كان حلمها تسمع كلمة 'ماما'، بس الدكاترة صدمونا بكلمة واحدة: 'لو فكرت في الحمل، هتموت فوراً'. الفشل الكلوي مخدش منها صحتها بس، ده خد منها أغلى غريزة في الدنيا. أملها الوحيد إنها تكون أم، وترجع تحس إنها إنسانة تانية، هو 'زراعة كلية'.. ومن غيرها، إحنا بس مستنيين الموت مع كل جلسة غسيل.

تخيلوا حالي.. أنا الراجل اللي كنت بفتخر بقوتي، دلوقتي بغسل هدومنا بإيدي. مش عشان معنديش غسالة، لأ، عشان بعتها هي وكل قطعة عفش في بيتي عشان أصرف على علاجها والأدوية اللي بنحتاجها بعد كل جلسة غسيل. الجلسة مش هي نهاية الوجع، دي بداية الانهيار اللي بيحتاج تكاليف فوق طاقة البشر.

أنا مش بطلب ثروة.. أنا بطلب منكم بس تتخيلوا نفسكم مكاني لثانية واحدة. تخيل إنك قاعد جنب أكتر حد بتحبه وهي بتصرخ من الوجع، وماسكة إيدك وبتبص في عينك وبتقولك: 'أنا مش عايزة أموت دلوقتي.. أنا عايزة أعيش عشان أجيب لك طفل يفضل معاك يفتكرني بيه'. هتحس بإيه وأنت عارف إنك حتى مش معاك تمن 'ساندوتش' لنفسك عشان وفرت كل قرش عشان تجيب لها 'مسكن' يسكت صرخاتها؟

أنا خسرت شغلي لأني ملقدرش أسيبها لوحدها؛ الموت بيطاردها في كل ركن. أصحاب الشغل مش فاهمين يعني إيه 'وفاء'، بس أنا فاهم. هفضل جنبها، أغسل وأطبخ وأشيلها على كتافي، بس محتاجكم تكونوا السند اللي ضاع مني.

أي حاجة ممكن تقدموها، حتى لو تمن 'كوباية قهوة' أو 'وجبة بسيطة'، بالنسبة لنا هي حجر الأساس عشان نبني حياة مكسورة. هي الأمل في 'وصلة شريانية' ترحم رقبتها من قسطرة الوجع، والأمل في بكرة من غير صراخ.

أنا متمسك بربنا، وعندي إيمان إن فيه قلوب في الدنيا دي مش هتقبل الوجع ده. ومعايا كل التقارير الطبية والإثباتات اللي تأكد كلامي. قبل ما تعدي البوست، ادعي لها دعوة حلوة، واسأل نفسك: لو كان ده أغلى حد في حياتك، كنت هتعمل إيه؟"

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u/RedaNassef — 21 days ago
▲ 83 r/OrthodoxChristianity

My name is Reda from Egypt, and I am sharing a real-life experience not to prove a miracle, but to show that God’s timing is amazing.

My life is full of heavy burdens; my wife is fighting kidney failure, my mother is ill from the grief of losing my young brother, and I have debts that threaten me with prison. This morning, I was in total despair. I didn't even have money to buy a meal for my wife after her dialysis session. I cried out to God in pain: 'Lord, where are you?'

In that exact moment, I saw the light in this photo coming from the icon. To be honest before God and before you, I don’t know exactly what this light is. Could it be the camera flash? Or the sunlight? I am no scientist, and it might indeed be a natural reflection. However, what has no material explanation for me is what happened just thirty minutes after seeing that light.

While I was drowning in worry about how to buy food, a person I hadn't seen for years knocked on my door. He had just returned from traveling and gave me an amount of money that became our 'lifeline.' Because of that, I was able to buy food and the expensive injection my wife desperately needed that very hour.

If the light was a coincidence, the timing certainly was not. I don't need anything but your prayers, as they are my true support. As the Bible says: 'The Lord is near to all who call on him, to all who call on him in truth'

u/RedaNassef — 22 days ago