The Asiyah Center recently received an urgent call from a mother, Amina, with her 9-month-old daughter, Sarah—sick, homeless, hungry, and without the life-saving medication she needs to survive.
Sarah is just 9 months old. She’s going blind, losing her balance, and fighting a rare disease that’s slowly shutting down her body. Her father gave up on her. Others abused her. Now, she and her mother are alone—with nowhere to go, and no way to survive without urgent help.
A baby girl is fighting for her life—and her father said she wasn’t worth saving. Now Sarah and her mother are alone, without the medical care, food, or safety they need to survive. This is their story, and why we’re asking you to stand with them.
At just nine months, Sarah began to lose the world around her. Her hearing. Her sight. Her balance. Even her sense of smell. The diagnosis: Infantile Refsum Disease—a rare, degenerative illness that demands strict diet, constant care, and life-saving medication to survive.
But instead of standing by them, Sarah’s father said she was “too expensive and not worth it to keep alive.” He stopped her treatments. He canceled her appointments.
“She’s just a vegetable,” he said. Then he kicked them both out.
It got worse. Members of her husband’s family would sexually violate her mother. Amina and Sarah lived in constant fear. Fear of Sarah’s health failing. Fear of the next abuse. Fear of being completely alone. Now, they are. They have no family in this country. No support. No safety net. Just a mother and her sick child fighting to survive.
Sarah’s liver and kidney function are failing. She needs immediate medical care, special food, and safe
housing to make it through this.
We're raising emergency funds to cover:
1. Life-saving medication
2. Specialized nutrition
3. Emergency housing
4. Medical transportation
5. Trauma support and therapy
Your support can make a difference. Every donation is zakat-eligible, and will directly support Sarah and help other domestic violence survivors in need of emergency assistance.
Ways to Support
1. Quick Donate
Want to make a direct impact quickly? Donate here to support Sarah and her mother Amina.
2. Send Sarah a Note of Your Support
Let Sarah know someone out there cares—your words could be the comfort she holds onto right now.