Thirteen thousand children and counting....and as you heard on our hiatus announcement, at home, moms are losing their kids, too, to the continued shock of the community. Why are we so shocked? Are we untouchable, above grief and trials from Allah? No, He's promised them to us, and we pray to pass all those tests. Ameen.

One of the moms who came on before is our beloved teammate, Saira Sufi, who even recently moved us to tears at our gala when she shared the story of her son, Hadi. She is our role model, who embodies beautiful patience and imaan while facing what we can only imagine is lifelong grief. Despite losses that we would describe as "crushing," she crushed them, and instead has built a legacy for Hadi that will make those of us who never met him, truly regretful. 

This may be a triggering episode for anyone who has suffered immense loss and grief, so maybe listen in a group so you can support each other through this episode. Remember to pray for our sisters and families abroad who are waking up every day to the wrenching reality of an unalived child or relative. Their grief is so tragic because it was 100% manmade and 100% avoidable. 

Also, let’s never forget to support medical research and to join minority blood registries in case we can ever help another family avoid illness and loss. This episode is for every mom, sibling, and family who’s ever experienced the loss of a child, and we pray for their continued healing and reward with Allah SWT. Ameen.

Links:

1. Team Watience Website: https://www.teamwatience.com/
2. Team Watience FB: https://www.facebook.com/TeamWatience/
3. Team Watience IG: https://www.instagram.com/sairasufiandteamwatience/
4. Help reach Saira’s $60K research goal by donating to the Hadi Abdu Rasheed Research Fund for Aplastic Anemia: https://aamdsif.salsalabs.org/eoyp2pfundraisingcampaign/p/hadiabdurrasheedsresearchfund/index.html 
5. Be the Match and register your bone marrow with the minority registry for a child or human in need; it just takes a cheek swab, no blood! https://bethematch.org/support-the-cause/donate-bone-marrow/join-the-marrow-registry/

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