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Waleed

Waleed is geneeskundestudent in Gaza en werkt als vrijwillig arts op de spoedeisende hulp van van de ziekenhuizen in Gaza.


“I began studying medicine because I carry within me a pain that never fades. Since the passing of my father, I have been searching for a way to make up for that loss, to be present for others in moments that might resemble my own. I witnessed with my own eyes how an illness or an injury can change the life of an entire family, and how a doctor can be the last hope to save a life or ease suffering. That is where my deep desire to become a doctor was born.

My passion for this profession is not just a love of science, but an emotional bond with humanity itself. Medicine, to me, is not only a path of knowledge, but also a way to restore meaning to life whenever circumstances try to take it away. In every situation I face with patients, I feel as though I am reliving my own story, but this time with the strength to help others.
My love for patients comes from a deep sense of their suffering. Every patient, to me, is a story filled with fear, hope, and sometimes loss. In their eyes, I see my old fears; in their words, I hear the trembling of my heart when I lost the dearest person to me. That is why I treat them like family, like brothers, sisters, and children not strangers.

Medicine is not just a university degree for me. It is a mission. It is a promise I made to myself: to stand beside those in need, to extend my hand where others lose strength. Medicine, for me, means sacrifice, patience, and carrying hope even in the darkest of times.”

Waleed

Waleed