A simple question, “What are your wishes?”, posed by the psychological support team of the Health and Medical Education Authority at the Imam Hussain Holy Shrine, uncovered profound emotional depth among nearly 200 children battling cancer in the shrine’s medical institutions.
The head of the authority, Dr. Haider Al-Abbadi, said the answers revealed “a remarkable level of spiritual connection, emotional need, and touching simplicity in the children’s dreams.”
According to Al-Abbadi, 54 children wished for recovery, placing healing at the top of the list. Other wishes centered on returning to school, academic success, obtaining a mobile phone, and meeting daily needs.
But three categories of wishes, he noted, carried exceptional emotional weight, far beyond typical childhood desires:
A Wish to Meet the Supreme Religious Authority
Dr. Al-Abbadi reported that seven children expressed a desire to meet the Supreme Religious Authority, describing it as a powerful sign of the spiritual reassurance and emotional stability the children seek during their difficult fight.
Wishing for Their Hair to Grow Back
Another recurring wish was the longing for hair to grow again.
“This wish, simple on the surface, reflects a deep desire to regain the appearance treatment has taken from them,” Al-Abbadi said. “It shows how much they miss feeling normal and looking like their peers again.”
Wishing to Donate Money to Treat Other Sick Children
Perhaps the most moving, according to Al-Abbadi, were the wishes of children who hoped to donate money to help treat other cancer patients.
“They asked for nothing for themselves,” he explained. “They wished to help others, an extraordinary humanitarian awareness in children still undergoing treatment.”
Al-Abbadi emphasized that these wishes reveal the true world of childhood in the face of cancer, a small world in size, yet immense in purity. “Dreams are not always toys and new clothes,” he said. “Sometimes they are a spiritual encounter, a strand of hair returning to life, or a selfless wish born from pain.”
It is worth noting that the Holy Shrine’s medical institutions, under direct guidance from the representative of the Supreme Religious Authority, Sheikh Abdul Mahdi Al-Karbalai, have provided comprehensive, high-quality medical care for children with cancer since their establishment, and all services for patients under 15 years old are fully covered by the Holy Shrine.
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