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Luna

ABOUT

THE AUTHOR

Fatemah Muthanna
Grade 11
Teacher Hatham Ebrahem
AL- Manar School

It is possible that this is our daughter! Impossible, there is a mistake, of course. Yes, this is how my family react and the first words said when they saw me. It was a different reception than usual, all the waiting and eagerness to embrace their first child turned in seconds into a great shock with sadness mixed with rejection and lack of acceptance.

I always suffered from the people around me and how they look at me with amazement because I look differed from them in their facial features. I was sometimes exposed to bullying and hurtful words. They think that I do not understand what they say, but it was a wound deep inside me.

They were and are still my family who support me and help me, so they accept my illness for my special condition and their confrontation with the surrounding community, despite everything that is saying to them, their position was very important to me, it strengthened and pleased me. So, accepting the truth of illness and understanding it is very important for continuation and steadfastness despite everything. My disease was not optional and no one has a reason for it, it is from God’s appreciation and how beautiful it is for God to distinguish you from the rest of society.

Memories passed in front of my eyes as I was looking at my new friend, "Mateo", who had recently joined my private center for training and rehabilitation. From afar I saw him sitting in one of the corners of the park and he was looking at the other children while they were playing together. I knew that he was tense. I get this feeling when I go to a new place, because we find it difficult to socialize and get to know new people.

I went next to him and started talking to him. He was five years old. I introduced him by my name, "Hey, I'm Luna." I spoke and he did not respond, I attracted to the doll that he was holding in his hand, “Are you not introducing me to your beautiful friend” What is his name? To answer me “His name is Jake” His name is beautiful Do you like him? Yes, he is the only friend I have.

Upon hearing this word, I remembered how I was alone and didn’t have friends and everyone would go and leave me alone most of the time, "Is this pretty sad and wants to play?", no answer, so what do you think that we go to the children and introduce to each other. He answered me with a smile. I understood his approval, so I hugged him and we went to them, all children at the same time with a smile "Hello" What is your name? to see a slight smile on his beautiful face and cling to his doll more to evidence of joy and enthusiasm "My name is Mateo and this is my friend Jake", come on, go get to know each other and play together I will come to play with you later I love you.

I saw his parents watching him from the window, welcome please sit down and talk a little about Mateo. Mateo is very nice, he’s not completely closed and this is very good for him, he will not face many difficulties and problems, if we cooperate together it will be good for him and we will help him and get the desired result as soon as possible.

Parents - of course we cooperate. We are ready to do everything that will help him improve in mixing with the surrounding community and get to know new people. We came here to help him get rid of the loneliness that he lives. We do not want to see him sad and alone anymore. Seeing his smile makes us happy. See How happy he is and he plays with the children It has been a while since we have not seen him so happy.

Thank you so much I’m very happy with your wonderful dealings and understanding of his situation, this is very important and it will be the greatest support you will give him, for now the most important thing I want from you is that you try as much as possible to stay away from everyone who directs hurtful words or acts badly with you and Mateo, because we don’t want you to be affected negatively, and to not have any problems with Mateo progress.

The first lesson I will teach Mateo is to love himself and to know that he’s special from the other and it’s s nice to be special, and then I will teach him to get along with people and to have friends, let him come throughout the week, but without coercion , he must be agreeable and happy, that he comes here and to accept what is being taught.

Parents- Sure, thank you very much. What you are doing now is something more than wonderful. You devote your time to help your brothers and make them strong and cultivate confidence in them. It is good to have people like you.

Thank you very much for your wonderful words, I did not do anything, it is my duty to help them so that they do not live the same that I went through before in my childhood, there was no one to help me and encourage me except my family. So I decided to stand up and help those like me so that they do not feel lonely, I want from the world to see what we can do and know that we can succeed and live with them. Mateo is very lucky to have parents like you who help and stand with him, always be like this and don’t leaving him alone.