49 years old, living on his own. He served in the Navy commando and was injured during the service. Worked 20 years for the police.
The disability: had two strokes in the past, two catheterization surgeries, 8 broken vertebrae, 100% disability, paralyzed leg, uses a motorized wheelchair. Parkinson’s is what limits him the most. Difficulty moving from a lying position to a sitting position. He was diagnosed with PTSD from his military service, with severe anxiety. With an immediate need for psychological therapy.
In his house: there is no Safe Room, and he lives in a very old house that is not fit for living. The nearest shelter is 250 meters from the house. Welfare had no solution for him – they called him on the second day of the war and asked him to go to his neighbors. In the past, they tried to find a solution for him and transfer him to an old apartment, on the second floor without an elevator. He can’t go upstairs with a wheelchair. Therefore, he had to stay in his dilapidated house.
He contacted us 3 days after the war and asked for immediate assistance in evacuating him to a hotel with an accessible room. On the call, he was upset and urgently asked for the help of a psychologist, he claimed that he escaped from the inferno and the bombarding and drove to the hotel from a bypass road, so as not to see the terrible sight of corpses on the sides of the road. On the same day of his arrival, we immediately arranged for him a meeting and the mental assistance of a psychologist.
He claimed that thanks to us he felt good. According to him, he was “transparent”, no one helped him or saw him. Thanks to Access Israel, the authorities are currently assisting him. We raised him up and fought for him to receive rights from the state.
At the same time, we also provided him with a laptop, meals, and continued treatments with welfare and social workers, and we even made sure to extend his stay at the hotel.