Huda has lived beside my family for decades.
Her parents’ only child, she was shy when she was growing up.
At the age of 25, Huda got married.
She had her first baby in the 1990s and it emerged that Huda had thalassemia. The blood disorder was passed to Khaled, her son.
Khaled had serious health problems. That caused great anxiety for Huda.
For a number of years, she decided against having other children. But she eventually decided that she would try and conceive again.
And so, she gave birth to two daughters and two more sons, all of whom were healthy.
Tragically, Khaled died during his adolescence. Huda was devastated ….more
