A 14-year-old boy from Gaza is making remarkable progress in his recovery after surviving a bombing that killed his family and left him severely injured.
Watch Christiana Ford’s video report:
Teen from Gaza getting treatment in Dearborn Heights
Mohammed Eid is one of four children from Gaza, through Dubai, who were brought to Michigan in April through the nonprofit Heal Palestine’s Global Healing Program. While two of the children have since moved to other states for continued treatment, Mohammed remains in metro Detroit, where he continues his rehabilitation.
“He needed help standing, he needed help walking, I still had to hold his hand,” said his therapist, Abdullah Mrech, describing his condition upon arrival.
Now, just two months later, Mohammed is not only walking but kicking a soccer ball with Mrech at Max Pro Rehabilitation…