To help her son walk again, a mom left Gaza for help in Louisville

As she sits in a lush backyard in east Louisville, surrounded by swaying trees and the sweet chatter of birds, 29-year-old Eman Qahwaji is a world away from her reality.

She came to Louisville in April with the goal of getting her 6-year-old son, Saher, a prosthetic leg.

“I was overwhelmed by the amount of welcoming that I found here,” Eman said through an interpreter. “The love that I see to Saher in people’s eyes.”…

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