MHAW: Orange blossom and green fields

Nada was fond of orange blossom, and green fields. She dreamed about learning the piano, she loved the way the music notes could speak to a person’s soul. She believed in another version of reality, a reality far away from the reality she had to suddenly face. Nada is 25 years old, a mother of two girls, and a Syrian refugee. She comes from a village called Ghouta. As she described, Ghouta is “a village that you recall even if you are far away… recall the smell of the earth and the beauty of its blue sky.” In 2014, she had to move to Damascus because her green land had transformed into military dark green. Her nightmare started when she had to escape to Lebanon because her husband had been abducted. They took him from the house, leaving her alone with two little girls, who were  just three and one years old. Her husband’s family, who had also escaped to Lebanon, asked her to live with them. She followed them with her two girls to Bekaa valley. She had to leave her parents behind. From the deadly war she moved to a personal battle, fighting mental health issues. A fight that doesn’t leave apparent wounds behind. During her first year in Lebanon, she felt that like there was no tomorrow. She felt as if she was stuck, while the rest of the world continued moving. She felt like she was drowning in loneliness, facing continuous harassment, feeling unworthy, and losing any hope of return. She tried to kill herself many times. She wanted to have control a...
Source: Doctors of the World News - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Tags: Uncategorised Source Type: news