Sharjah International Book Fair (SIBF) has its youngest author from Saudi Arabia with her book which talks about hope and anticipation.
Sharifa bint Mohammed Al Hakbani is a 12-year-old girl from Saudi Arabia. Her book, “In Spite of Pain Hope Remains”, is the story of a girl who survived cancer and it’s her autobiography.
She wrote the book while she was suffering from cancer. the inspirational story tells what she went through while fighting the deadly disease and how she had a hope in life despite her pain and suffering.
The book is evidence that the will and the strength of determination will prevail over all things in life.
She begins her book, acknowledging that she was fed up with life, weakened by some circumstances. But she had a spirit within that gave her strength and patience, one that told her that she deserved the beauty of life around her.
Sharifa talked about her experience of writing about her illness, “My story has been admired by the children who go through same illness because it encourages them to survive the pain and fear with anticipation and hope.”
Sharifa found her courage and determination to do chemotherapy from father and brothers who shaved their heads to show their support.
The young girl confirms that cancer does not mean that the life of the person has stopped. It’s a beginning but in another way. She said that documenting her images in social media has helped a great deal in her healing because she received a lot of prayers messages, encouraging words and praising comments from people across the world.
“Cancer taught me that life is nicer with a little hope, and that optimism only comes from confident souls that are satisfied with faith in fate and trust in God. My goal is to change society’s perception of the disease and see compassion in the eyes of the society. Cancer patients need psychological and moral support, and they should be called cancer fighters,” she concluded.
Sharifa bint Mohammed Al Hakbani is now an ambassador for cancer fighters in Saudi Arabia.
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