Health & Healing
Gaza amputee rebuilds life through garden cultivation
Image credit: Palestine News Network
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Mahmoud Abdel Karim Skik, a Palestinian from Gaza, lost both legs in a wartime injury and confronted a profound physical and psychological transformation. The double amputation altered not only his mobility but also his relationship to daily activities and the world around him, according to the Palestine News Network.
Skik has discovered purpose and resilience through tending a small garden, channeling his recovery into cultivation work that engages him with tangible growth. His effort to garden despite his injuries demonstrates an active response to the constraints imposed by his amputation, marking a shift from the immediate trauma of loss toward sustained engagement with life.
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