After the father’s death due to cancer, Lina stands alone facing life for the sake of her three daughters

Name: Lina

Age: 46 years

Amount needed:  629 JOD

Support provided: Providing food parcels, mattresses, blankets, kerosene, a gas cylinder, and medications for the mother Lina

LINA’S STORY 

Lina, 46 years old, was living a simple and stable life with her husband and three daughters. Her husband was the family’s sole provider and the pillar of safety she relied on in every detail of their daily life. However, this stability did not last long, as their lives were suddenly turned upside down when her husband was diagnosed with brain cancer.

For four harsh years, the family endured a long journey of pain and suffering between hospitals and treatments. During that time, Lina was the patient wife and the strong mother, trying to ease the burden of illness on her daughters despite the fear that gnawed at her heart day after day. In 2017, her husband passed away, leaving behind a grieving wife and three young daughters facing life without their father’s support.

At that time, the youngest daughter was still in kindergarten and did not understand the true meaning of loss. She carries no memory or image of her father, except for the stories her mother tells her in an effort to keep his presence alive in her life. As for Lina, she suddenly found herself the sole provider for her daughters, bearing the responsibility of raising them, meeting their needs, and confronting life with all its hardships.

Lina was unable to enter the labor market, as she devoted her time to caring for her daughters and supporting them emotionally and educationally, becoming both mother and father to them. With limited options, she began relying on relatives’ assistance to secure the family’s basic needs, striving to maintain her daughters’ stability and provide them with a dignified life despite the harsh circumstances.

Lina’s story is the story of a patient mother who lost her life partner but did not lose her will. She stood firm to protect her daughters from the cruelty of orphanhood, believing that compassion and support can make a real difference in the future of a family silently fighting to survive.