A Hospital Under Siege: A Doctor’s Diary of Survival
The air is thick with fear. The ground trembles beneath our feet, the constant threat of destruction looming over us. We are trapped, besieged. Our once-cherished haven now rests precariously amidst the chaos, a fragile fortress amidst a storm of violence.
I am a pediatrician, but surgery has become my grim new reality. I perform operations guided by the soft flicker of emergency lamps and the constant threat of bombs. I’m forced to choose who lives and who dies. Resources dwindle faster than our strength. It feels impossible to keep up. We are running out of everything.
Who would have imagined that this, a place meant for healing, a haven for the vulnerable, would become a battleground? It’s the 29th day of the siege of northern Gaza, and our once-bustling hospital, Kamal Adwan, now stands damaged and wounded, much like the patients we struggle to save.
The Cataclysm within the Walls
The world outside crumbles. Tonight, the relentless assaults pierced the quiet, shattering the fragile peace we’ve clung to. The third floor, our storage rooms, ravaged. Water tanks crucial for dialysis malfunction, the pharmacy decimated. Medical supplies depleted by these incessant attacks. Our place of refuge now echoes with the deafening sounds of war.
I still manage to care for my sick children, the 19 toddlers, infants, war’s unspoken victims. The faces of these innocents development in numerous ways. We lost Volunteer initiative, but we still had two volunteers sat the day here and watch the wounded grow weaker by the hour. We greet each day burdened by loss, the knowledge that hits with every fresh wave of injured souls.
Desperate Plea for Humanity
Today’s surgery needed no expert guidance – the opening of doors to our building. Assistance we say a medic onslaught, of bombings around the clock dead, overflowing with the wounded bleeding, submerging many windows broken, shattering the norm.
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barely any humanitarian corridors left open.
We, the doctors and nurses, are pleading for a safe passage for rescues, for the world to look past this brutality. Every heartbeat that falters is a reminder of how
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What are the specific challenges Dr. Cohen faces when performing surgery under the difficult conditions in Gaza?
Let’s bring in Dr. Anya Cohen, a pediatrician currently stationed at the Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern Gaza. Dr. Cohen, thank you for joining us. Can you tell us about the situation there at the hospital?
**Dr. Cohen:** “[Quote from the first paragraph of the text].” It’s terrifying.
**Interviewer:** You mentioned performing surgery under these incredibly difficult conditions. Can you elaborate on the challenges you face?
**Dr. Cohen:** “[Quote from the second paragraph of the text]”. We’re running on fumes, not just physically but emotionally as well.
**Interviewer:** The text describes the hospital being badly damaged. What specific impact has this bombardment had on the healthcare you can provide?
**Dr. Cohen:** “[Quote from “The Cataclysm Within the Walls” section of the text]” It’s heartbreaking to see our hospital, a place dedicated to healing, turned into another casualty of war.
**Interviewer:** What is your biggest fear for the patients under your care, perhaps especially those vulnerable infants you mentioned?
**Dr. Cohen:** ”[Conclude with a quote from the text that exemplifies the urgency and despair].” We need help, both medical supplies and for the fighting to stop.
**Interviewer:** Dr. Cohen, thank you for sharing your harrowing story. Our thoughts are with you and all those in Gaza during this unimaginable crisis.
