Fatum and Muhamad Jahalin, a Bedouin Arab couple living in the Israeli desert, knew something was gravely wrong with their son Ahmad days after he was born in 2003.
At the time, there was no precise genetic diagnosis, but Ahmad was rapidly progressing to end-stage liver failure and desperately needed a liver transplant.
Fatum was preparing to donate part of her liver when the couple received a call that “a whole liver was found for your son.”
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Muhamad Jahalin with his sons (left to right) Ahmad, Khaleed and Moussa in their home in the desert near Arad, Israel. Nicki Gostin/NY Post All three of the Jahalin boys had to have liver transplants at Schneider Children’s Hospital in Tel Aviv due to a genetic disorder. Friends
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