This 6-YO Syrian Boy With Cancer Needs Urgent Treatment But Trump's Muslim Ban Won't Allow It

Mohammad Al-Khaled is a six-year-old Syrian boy suffering from bone cancer and he may not be able to receive treatment due to Donald Trump's recent Muslim ban.

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Currently residing in Jordan, Al-Khaled is suffering from Ewing Sarcoma, a type of cancer that builds in bone or soft tissue. Jayne Fleming, a New York-based advocate who works for refugee causes, told Reuters how she was trying to get Al-Khaled rehabilitated in the US before Trump's immigration order hampered her plans.

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Fleming had consulted a paediatric oncologist at Children's Hospital Los Angeles who, after reviewing the boy's medical records said that his condition required an intensive course of medical treatment including chemotherapy, surgery, and radiation - all of which is very expensive, reports Independent.

The boy's father, Jihad Al-Khaled, has appealed to Trump to either lift the Muslim travel ban on Syrians and people from the other six nations or make an exception for cases such as his son's.

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He said,

"I want to tell Donald Trump that the Syrian people have always been peaceful people. The whole world has abandoned the Syrian people. All I care about is my son¡¯s treatment. I pray to God that Trump will have mercy on these children. If it was me, it would not matter. How long am I going to live anyway? But the children ¨C they matter."

Let's hope Trump takes notice of this father's emotional plea in order to save humanity from dying a certain death.