MADINAH, 22 March 2007 — A boy was kept in hospital for two weeks without a single visit by any of his family members, a local newspaper reported yesterday.
His father was too busy with his three wives to visit the boy whose age was not disclosed.
The boy had gained sympathy of doctors and the whole hospital staff who said they couldn’t think of a logical reason for his family’s negligence. “They never respond to our calls,” said Dr. Mutawakel Hajjaj, who works at the hospital.
The report didn’t name the hospital, nor did it say for what the child was being treated. It mentioned that the child is being treated for some kind of “accident”.
The report said the child has been despondent and hospital workers have contacted the father who has told them he would visit but has not.
“We consider the kid’s problem personally, we do our best to cheer him up,” the paper quoted a nurse as saying.
The nurse also said she would move the boy to a ladies-only ward if his mother offered to spend time with him as he is receiving treatment.
