{"id":17654,"date":"2025-05-20T08:58:02","date_gmt":"2025-05-20T08:58:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/?p=17654"},"modified":"2025-05-20T08:58:02","modified_gmt":"2025-05-20T08:58:02","slug":"lana-the-elderly-child-a-heartbreaking-symbol-of-wars-toll-on-childhood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/2025\/05\/20\/lana-the-elderly-child-a-heartbreaking-symbol-of-wars-toll-on-childhood\/","title":{"rendered":"Lana the \u201cElderly Child\u201d: A Heartbreaking Symbol of War\u2019s Toll on Childhood"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>Watan-<\/strong><\/em>In besieged Gaza, where war spares no one, emerges the story of Lana Sharif, once an 8-year-old girl, now heartbreakingly known as the \u201cElderly Child.\u201d Her skin has lost its color, and her hair has turned gray\u2014visible marks of profound psychological trauma.<\/p>\n<p>Lana\u2019s story captures the shattered reality of childhood in Gaza: a childhood buried beneath airstrikes, medical collapse, and limited psychological support.<\/p>\n<article class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full\" dir=\"auto\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-6\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\">\n<div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto py-5 [--thread-content-margin:--spacing(4)] @[37rem]:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(6)] @[72rem]:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(16)] px-(--thread-content-margin)\">\n<div class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:32rem] @[34rem]:[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @[64rem]:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto flex max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 text-base gap-4 md:gap-5 lg:gap-6 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n<div class=\"group\/conversation-turn relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\">\n<div class=\"relative flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3\">\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"4d463370-c093-4b89-83dd-8bacf970648c\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-4o\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[3px]\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full break-words light\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1137\" data-end=\"1496\">Lana\u2019s ordeal began in January 2024, when an airstrike hit the area her family had fled to after being displaced from Rafah. She suffered a severe panic attack that left her trembling for days, followed by the appearance of white patches on her face and body and gradual graying of her hair. Doctors diagnosed her with vitiligo caused by acute nervous trauma.<\/p>\n<article class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full\" dir=\"auto\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-8\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\">\n<div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto py-5 [--thread-content-margin:--spacing(4)] @[37rem]:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(6)] @[72rem]:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(16)] px-(--thread-content-margin)\">\n<div class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:32rem] @[34rem]:[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @[64rem]:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto flex max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 text-base gap-4 md:gap-5 lg:gap-6 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n<div class=\"group\/conversation-turn relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\">\n<div class=\"relative flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3\">\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"afd35f5b-fa17-43c3-accc-369a96642063\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-4o\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[3px]\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full break-words light\">\n<h3 data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"107\">Lana, the \u201cElderly Child,\u201d Denied Treatment as Trauma Silently Devours a Generation<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"flex justify-start\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1498\" data-end=\"1831\">Despite repeated medical consultations, Gaza\u2019s harsh conditions\u2014including medicine shortages and lack of equipment\u2014worsened Lana\u2019s condition. Her parents sought help from visiting international medical delegations, and foreign doctors confirmed she needed specialized treatment abroad, including laser therapy and psychological care.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"rtl\" lang=\"ar\">\ud83d\uded1\u0642\u0635\u0629 \u0645\u0623\u0633\u0627\u0648\u064a\u0629 \u0644\u0637\u0641\u0644\u0629 \u063a\u0632\u064a\u0629 \u0623\u0646\u0647\u0643\u062a\u0647\u0627 \u0627\u0644\u062d\u0631\u0628 \u062d\u062a\u0649 \u0628\u0627\u062a \u064a\u064f\u0637\u0644\u0642 \u0639\u0644\u064a\u0647\u0627 \u0637\u0641\u0644\u0629 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D8%BA%D8%B2%D8%A9?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u063a\u0632\u0629<\/a> \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0633\u0646\u0629.. \u0645\u0627 \u062d\u0643\u0627\u064a\u062a\u0647\u0627\u061f\ud83d\udc47 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3p8aSMNb4z\">pic.twitter.com\/3p8aSMNb4z<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u0648\u0637\u0646. \u064a\u063a\u0631\u062f \u062e\u0627\u0631\u062c \u0627\u0644\u0633\u0631\u0628 (@watanserb_news) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/watanserb_news\/status\/1924087483119132971?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 18, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1833\" data-end=\"2291\">However, Gaza\u2019s health authorities declined to add Lana\u2019s name to the medical referral list, stating that priority goes to cancer and heart patients and that her case was \u201cnot urgent.\u201d She was referred to psychological therapy inside a camp, but this brought no real improvement. Lana now suffers from a constant fear of airstrikes and worries about being bullied due to her appearance. She painfully confides: \u201cWhat scares me most is how people look at me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2293\" data-end=\"2579\">Lana\u2019s case is far from unique. UNICEF estimates that more than 1.2 million children in Gaza urgently need psychological and mental health support. Human rights reports suggest that 9 out of 10 children in Gaza show symptoms of post-<a href=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/2023\/10\/25\/the-haunting-trauma-of-gazas-children-rescued-and-fear-stricken\/\">traumatic<\/a> stress disorder\u2014even before the latest war.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2581\" data-end=\"2780\">Now known as the \u201cElderly Child,\u201d Lana has become a tragic symbol of lost innocence\u2014an urgent cry to the global conscience, showing how war doesn\u2019t just kill bodies, but erases childhood itself.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"pointer-events-none h-px w-px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-edge=\"true\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Watan-In besieged Gaza, where war spares no one, emerges the story of Lana Sharif, once an 8-year-old girl, now heartbreakingly known as the \u201cElderly Child.\u201d Her skin has lost its color, and her hair has turned gray\u2014visible marks of profound psychological trauma. 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