• Singing, laughing and sharing their pain is how cancer patients spend their time in the ‘Love River House’, a lodge run by a charity in Egypt that offers a space for the patients to rest and find support. All photos: Reuters
    Singing, laughing and sharing their pain is how cancer patients spend their time in the ‘Love River House’, a lodge run by a charity in Egypt that offers a space for the patients to rest and find support. All photos: Reuters
  • The charity, founded by three retirees, pictured, has hosted female cancer patients since 2010 and expanded the initiative in 2015 to include another house for men
    The charity, founded by three retirees, pictured, has hosted female cancer patients since 2010 and expanded the initiative in 2015 to include another house for men
  • The two homes, which host an average of 20 women and 15 men, are meant not only to provide accommodation for the patients but also to act as support groups
    The two homes, which host an average of 20 women and 15 men, are meant not only to provide accommodation for the patients but also to act as support groups
  • 'This house offers great psychological support to cancer patients ... Sometimes they go out together and we take them out to entertain them,' said Abla Abdel Rahman Sarhan, one of the founders of the charity
    'This house offers great psychological support to cancer patients ... Sometimes they go out together and we take them out to entertain them,' said Abla Abdel Rahman Sarhan, one of the founders of the charity
  • The charity, which has hosted people from across Egypt, Sudan and even Yemen, takes care of the transport to and from the hospital, and offers meals and medicines
    The charity, which has hosted people from across Egypt, Sudan and even Yemen, takes care of the transport to and from the hospital, and offers meals and medicines
  • 'Before [coming to the lodge], I used to take my chemotherapy session and book a car ride that cost me 1,000 Egyptian pounds [$33]. Now, I take my session and come back here, where I find something to eat and drink, and I also find care and attention,' said Khairiyah Owis, one of the residents
    'Before [coming to the lodge], I used to take my chemotherapy session and book a car ride that cost me 1,000 Egyptian pounds [$33]. Now, I take my session and come back here, where I find something to eat and drink, and I also find care and attention,' said Khairiyah Owis, one of the residents
  • Samia Hassan, 38, from South Sinai, looks through her room's window, in Giza, Egypt, January 29, 2023. Nahr el-Hub was set up by three female Egyptian retirees, to offer housing and support for cancer patients who are not residents of Cairo and were forced to come to the capital for treatment at the hospital. REUTERS / Fatma Fahmy
    Samia Hassan, 38, from South Sinai, looks through her room's window, in Giza, Egypt, January 29, 2023. Nahr el-Hub was set up by three female Egyptian retirees, to offer housing and support for cancer patients who are not residents of Cairo and were forced to come to the capital for treatment at the hospital. REUTERS / Fatma Fahmy

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A look inside the ‘Love River House' in Egypt — in pictures

Three Egyptian retirees have been supporting cancer patients, offering not only accommodation but also comfort

The National

February 03, 2023

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Updated: February 03, 2023, 11:19 AM
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