"I showed my eye to a doctor who said that the arteries that enable the eye to see had been blocked. He ruled out the possibility of their reopening and sight being restored. Over the following four years, I lost my eye sight in the left eye too and became totally blind. All the doctors I approached could not help me. In addition,I had complete paralysis of my hands and slight paralysis in my legs".

I went to all the major hospitals in Damascus and Syria, but to no avail. The Health Ministry of Syria sent all my reports to European doctors but they could also not help and advised that I should try recovering on my own. They said there was no hope that the arteries supplying the nerves would become unblocked."