Like thousands of other Palestinians, I am slowly dying, trapped between a health system in ruins and a closed border.
![Author Saeda Hamden is currently receiving treatment at Gaza's al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City for kidney disease.[Courtesy of Saeda Hamdona]](/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/saeda-1770641687.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
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I have sold my last valuable – my engagement ring – to feed my starving child. All I can do now is wait, pray and hope.
