On the beach of Al Khawkhah city, my story started

 My name is Ahmed Mohammed Abdullah, and I'm a 50-year-old fisherman from Alkhokhah coastal district.

One year ago, I was done fishing and headed home with my childhood friend. We stepped on a landmine that exploded and killed my friend right away.

At that time, I didn’t pass out, but I truly wish I did so that I wouldn’t see my best friend dying in front of my eyes and not be able to help him.

We were rushed to the hospital. When we reached the hospital, my friend had already died, but the doctors didn’t tell me about it. They said my foot should be amputated. I agreed to the amputation, but I was sad because I would lose one of my limbs.

The amputation was done, and when my condition started to stabilize, they informed me that my friend had passed away.

I sat at home for a year; I could not go out and practice my previous life due to the amputation, and my mental health deteriorated.

A year later, a friend came to visit me, and he had been injured before and had his limb amputated. When he came to visit me, I saw him standing on his feet and walking normally, while I had been at home for a year. My friend told me about the prosthetic limb and how he brought him back to life again, thanks to God first and then King Salman Humanitarian Aid & Relief Centre. My friend's words gave me hope again. At that time, I contacted the coordinator of KSrelief Prosthetic Limbs and Rehabilitation Center in the Sahel region, and he told me that they would take me to Taiz for free.

I traveled to Taiz, and when I entered the center, I was very optimistic because I saw people with conditions worse than mine who had recovered and started walking and practicing their normal lives as they were before.

The specialist examined my feet, after which measurements were taken and the limb was manufactured. After preparing it, it was fitted, and I started practicing on it inside the center until I was standing and walking again. I was very happy and could not believe that I would go back to living my life as it was before. Thanks to God and to King Salman Humanitarian Aid & Relief Centre and its employees, who provided me with all the support.