The key is you have to love them like your own".

Mohamed Bzeek has been a foster parent for over 31 years, and has been fostering terminally ill children for over 25 years. 

http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-foster-father-sick-children-2017-story.html

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Thank you again to everyone who has donated. Mohamed's story of love and dedication has clearly struck a nerve.

2/13/17

I just had a long, lovely talk with Mohamed. With his permission, I would like to mention some of the things that the donations will be used for:

1. Air Conditioning/ Heating

Mohamed is going to get central air conditioning and heating. Both of Mohamed’s children have problems regulating body temperature. Right now Mohamed just has a swamp cooler in his living room. He mentioned that in the summer when it gets hot, the family has to spend all their time in the living room, near the swamp cooler. 

2. Support

Mohamed has not taken a single day off since 2010. In 2010 he took 6 weeks off to visit family in Libya. But apart from that he hasn’t taken a day off since 2000. The donations will enable Mohamed to hire another nurse, if he needs additional support, or needs to take a break.

3. Adam’s Education

Mohamed is very happy to be able to use some of the donations towards his son Adam’s college education.

4. A New Van

Mohamed has a 2003 van. He is very dependent on his van to take his children to doctor and hospital visits. He would like to use part of the donation to get a new, wheelchair accessible vehicle.

5. Roof Repairs

Mohamed mentioned that his roof has been leaking badly for a while. He said that the donations came at just the right time.

I can’t convey what a lovely, humble person Mohamed is.

We spoke for over an hour, and most of the time was spent with him telling me beautiful stories about the children he has loved and taken care of. He also mentioned in passing that his family members in Libya had created an organization to take care of Libyan orphans, and so far they had served over 600 orphans.