The young Saudi teacher Khaled Akash experienced moments of pain and sadness following having to undergo repeated dialysis operations, while he was also searching for more than a year regarding the possibility of undergoing a kidney transplant.
This did not prevent Akash from performing the profession to which he devoted all his life, as he was, during the period of dialysis sessions in the hospital, explaining to his students their lessons from a distance.
Akash was infected with the Corona virus, at which point his body “collapsed” and his health condition became critical, and he entered a coma that lasted for more than 90 days.
Akash told Al Arabiya.net, “My body collapsed due to my infection with the Corona virus, and I entered King Khalid Hospital in Al-Kharj, and my condition worsened following five days, forcing the doctors to transfer me to Prince Muhammad bin Abdulaziz Hospital in Riyadh, and following a while I fell into a long coma.” “.
He added, “I was in a coma that lasted for more than 90 days, suffering from pain and nightmares that I watched in my dreams. It was very difficult days and months. After a long period of suffering, I woke up.. I mightn’t believe that I had spent this long in a coma.” I thought regarding my family and their suffering for that period, and how they lived through all that pain and sadness.”
Regarding his current health, he said: “Praise be to God, I have passed the Corona stage, but I still suffer from the pain of dialysis, as I applied for a transplant a year and a half ago in Riyadh, but my application was rejected… I hope this suffering ends, and I have hope and trust in God, the guardians and the Ministry of Health.” Looking into my condition and quickly responding to my health condition.”
When asked regarding the presence of a donor from his family, he said: “Unfortunately, my family members suffer from diabetes and pressure diseases, and they cannot donate a kidney.”
Finally, he spoke regarding his students’ joy at his return to teaching, saying: “Despite the pain and the long coma, the joy of my students, their great love and their reception of me had a great impact on my psyche.”
