Traumatised kids undergo painful rehabilitation at UK run charity after suffering burns, chemical attacks and losing limbs in Syria’s hellhole war zone
The heroic rehab centre in Turkey is run by the British charity Muntada Aid
BRAVE Syrian children who have lost limbs and suffered horrific burns are being treated at a rehab centre in Turkey.
The physical rehabilitation centre in Sanliurfa, in the south east of the country, is run by the UK-based charity Muntada Aid in partnership with AID Turkey.
Shahad Muhammed nour Al Mubarak, 6, lost her right leg in an explosion outside her home in Aleppo in November 2013.
Her younger brother was tragically killed in the attack.
Four months later she fled with her mother, grandfather and three surviving siblings to Turkey.
The ongoing cost of treatment and new prostheses, which need to be replaced every three months as Shahad grows, were a strain on the family finances.
Shahad began visiting the rehabilitation centre four months ago, where new prostheses are provided for free and physiotherapy sessions are helping her to strengthen the muscles in her leg.
However, she still suffers from the psychological trauma of the attack.
When the poor tot hears an aeroplane overhead, she rushes for safety in the bathroom, fearful that another bomb will be dropped on her home.
Ahmad El Alayi, 12, is another brave patient at the centre after fleeing his Syrian home which was bombed two years ago.
His entire family were killed during the attack except for him and his grandfather.
Ahmad was badly burnt in the bombing and lost most of his cognitive abilities.
He is now unable to speak or control his body, and suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder.
Syrian refugee Elimor, 9, was asleep in bed when a bomb landed directly on her house in Deir Ezzor last year.
The heat caused her blankets to catch fire and she suffered serious burns.
She had skin graft surgery in Syria before fleeing with her family to Turkey.
Because of her burns she can only walk on her toes, so she is undergoing physiotherapy to prepare her for an operation that will elongate her muscles to enable her to walk properly.
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