Ziad, a 35-year-old Palestinian, tells of the physical toll robbing Gazans of years of their lives, people selling family jewellery to buy bread, and his rescued cat Jackie – now renamed Jack
, made it through the night. We did not sleep. We put it in the box we got for Manara. It was breathing heavily; we kept it warm, and my sister gave it water. I never thought it would make it.
The doctor checks Jackie and says the situation is critical. Till now, it hasn’t opened its eyes and is in a state similar to a coma. The doctor gives it three shots and says we should give it water and a children’s liquid food supplement, using a syringe every two to three hours.“It all depends on its response in the coming days,” the vet says. “By the way, you have to bring it in for at least two days for the rest of the injections.
One thing I am sure of is that this time has successfully added wrinkles to our faces – in my case, lines under my eyes and circles of darkness. For the first time, the veins of my feet are popping out like an old man’s. This experience has taken many years of our lives, past years and years to come. The question is: how many more years will we lose?I am surprised to see a jewellery shop open.
But she is thinking about the aftermath, which means that she thinks it will be over, and even over soon. It’s not that I lack this optimism, but from what I see, hear and learn, it is going to take a much longer time.We lose connection again. Whatever. What else do we have to lose? We have lost our dignities, our lives, our memories … the connection is no big deal any more.I recall a poem I read once by Sabrina Benaim in her book Depression & Other Magic Tricks.
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