Yahya Goes Home: The boy with no face (Part III) | 7NEWS Spotlight 

Omg yess!!!!

That's the greatest thing about young children - they don't see disabilities as ugly, scary or disgusting. They see a child their age who likes to play the same games they play and who is fun to be around. Wouldn't it be wonderful if we could keep that perspective all our lives?

Yes, she must have a great little 💜 heart ❤️ 😊

​@@2ndhandSueit would really be marvelous if we would look through people, not at them. 😊

Oh, *I* was thrilled as well, just watching from home - so you can imagine how it was for him. *Truly* an amazing moment 🎉

If I was the little boys mum i woul be telling the lady to stay in Australia and I will take him home myself. She seems to be over attached and this1 concerns me, good look little family fly on your own you can do it you are stronger than you realise.

Such a wonderful thing to hear. His parents probably thought they'd never hear words from him, and there he is talking.

@@susanwilliamson9096 stop being a hater! This wouldn’t have happened without Fatima.

​@@Hevva67 I'm sure they are grateful to Fatima. Which they should be. But it does give the impression Fatima is his Mom. Why was she lighting the candles on the cake? She even said When "I" take him home. Looking at the video, u just don't see the Mother being deferred to.

Who didn't

Oh I lost my mind then!

@@mr-horse1105 good to know that I'm not the only one

Same !!😢

I feel you.

Dont Cry, it is well 💝

I was crying and a mess too. Such love, warmth and kindness is still out there. Wonderful x

@@emmaedwards829 me too, but remember humans r born pure regardless of carrying the sin of Adam n eve ...evil is taught, we have the Intelligence &choice.that sweet little girl in the village is pure...the family covered their son to go out cause of the evil..we all have a choice.

@@amandal1450 ever heard about tears of joy?

@@caraislabonita5209 I cried cause I felt their pain....i definately didnt have tears of joy🤗

Yes, I felt for her, I just hope that Fatima translated most of what was discussed with the doctors instead of taking front and centre

I totally agree with you.

Agreed

💯 agree

I’m with you…poor Mum. It’s sort of disgusting. I am happy for the boy!

Hope this improves the young boy's life and he can use his life to change other people's lives, inshallah

@@caraislabonita5209 inshAllah indeed!

@@caraislabonita5209 Ameen Ya Rabbul Alameen💞🤲👌💖

I could not agree more my friend bless

That is beautiful, thank you for sharing the meaning. May the world become a better place from this story.

I just left a reply right above yours & noticed ur from Vegas too!! What r the chances ?! How crazy !

The boy is a Blessing

My heart is rejoicing am so happy for that little boy , this lady is a amazing person,yes am crying tears of joy

God bless you Fatima

Absolutely true , god works in mysterious ways

😊😊😊😊😊😊😊

😊😊😊😊😊😊😊

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My thoughts exactly😘🤗💯

@@AngelA-wf1sg thank you for replying! ❤🌹🙏 it's lovely to know that others also feel like that too. 🤗

Yeah.. Heal the world and make it a better place... ❤️🌏✊🏼

Yes if only we spent time and money helping our fellow human beings instead of fighting.....

So true, April. We seem to have lost some of our humanity. We spend our money on war and not on basic, human rights for all. I hope this will happen in the future. 🙏🏻🙏🏻

Her name is Hiba. Habiba is an Arabic word that means darling 😃

This is how we were all born, without any ability to see the differences between us. Children are pure of heart and learn how to hate from their parents and other people in their lives that can have a bad influence on them. You need to be screened before you can adopt a dog or cat where I’m from but anyone can have a child, regardless of how fit they are for that responsibility. If we could all teach our children only love and acceptance, we would have no need for guns, weapons or war. We could all be free to believe in whatever God, religion or way of life we choose, without fear of prosecution. Let’s all stop saying that we need more people like this and begin with being like this ourselves. ☮️💜from🇨🇦

Yeah true..

@@Canadiangirl4922 this is absolutely untrue

She is wonderful, and her parents are raising her well.

🤭😜🤣🤣🤣ME! In fact I was in the middle of an onion farm cutting onions💧💧💧😭😭😭😭

Me too. All through.. From the first video. Never knew such love still existed.. God bless them all♥️♥️♥️

Well said.

Yes, sadly 😥 it was more about her than the situation. It was weird.😔 😟

I thought it was me. I felt bad for feeling this way.

Completely agree, I didn’t mention it because it’s a horrible thing to say, she helped him, so I thought it was wrong feeling that way… but I felt particularly uncomfortable when they’ re in the car and she is playing with the child and his mother is at the back of the car, relegated like she is no one…

​@@Cecylita1985 you're definitely not wrong in feeling this! I hated how this was sold as "Two people who's lives were forever changed." Excuse me 2? Yes Fatima 100% was a huge help in this, it had a huge impact on her life for 2-3 years, and Yahya's treatment most likely would have been much different without her! However this is not about Yahya's benefactors, it's about him and his amazing parents that never gave up! Disabilities like this are highly stigmatized no-matter where you are in the world, but it can be especially brutal in small villages. You can see they live with this every time they worriedly look at the people around them to see if they've noticed the toddler under the blanket. Then you have the medical implications, particularly the pain Yahya endured before being "discovered" All this to say, the people who's lives were impacted the most were Yahya and his parents. I'd be remiss if I didn't acknowledge the good Fatima did still. She was a very generous woman who gave her home, her time, and her finances to help this family. She helped translate and to care for the little boy, and eventually his baby sister, alongside his parents. In many ways this does make her family similar to that of "The Cool Auntie" who is most often an unrelated family friend, but still an active figure in that child's life. Fatima fits that bill, but the Cool Auntie doesn't rank higher than the childs mom. You can be giving while still being out of line.

I've cried immediately !! ❤

Yes! Amen to that!!❤️🙏🏻

Thank you for the update! Awesome news!

yep, I was glad when I saw she was leaving.

ikr

Totally agree.

Yes. I feel guilty agreeing. Don’t get me wrong but the lady did a WONDERFUL job getting help for the little man. But- I could not help feeling uncomfortable for the very dignified silence of the mother in the background. I am sure the family is delighted and grateful to be back home. God bless all who helped this precious soul and many many blessings to the family.

Yes, I too am glad I'm not the only one who noticed this too. God bless them all. Expecially the mother.

Yeah

I wept for her pain too when she had to leave him the way he hugged her and tells me he really loved her you know and her love for him was just well spoken and the kindness that she bestowed on him I know she's still crying every time she thinks of him right now

I just wonder who paid for all the medical treatments, the flights and upkeep in Australia. Was it all voluntary?

@@bilasher3705 she raised money.

I have always known that there was angles out there it gives me some hope that the world is safe

@@elainekuykendall5435yes except they’re incredibly hard to come across unfortunately.

Exactly, that was really an *amazing* moment! It felt like those were his first words, since I followed the story! I'm so happy he now has the ability to speak 🙏

10:21 God bless the little lovely boy, and the people that helped him. 😂🥰

You are right she was ignored completely which is a shame

@@umimohamed2323 ...I can only assume that as a Muslim, living in a rural community, she is constrained through a sense of modesty and humility.

@PurpleBirch ...I have to admit that Fatima, for all of her great worth, seems to have taken control of the boy. However, that may be what the people filming wanted to convey: that it was a journey not only for Yahya, but also for Fatima. Frankly, I felt a great sense of relief that Yahya was now returned to his parents and his life entirely in their hands.

It looked to me like she herself was trying to stay on the background to give all space to the strangers who were able to save her child. It was for the sake of her child. If they asked from her to keep the child for years in Australia to heal and revalidate him, but that she was not allowed to stay, she would also have to accept it with the hope that he will stay alive and come back home. It is the same behaviour of all these mothers who for the child's sake have to sign adoption papers to get their child out of a dangerous situation. A mother's life is all about sacrificing herself.

She is a good mother she took good care of her son!

Yes...

Right! I found it kind of awkward how she was always holding him and crying the most, but she's still a wonderful woman.

Did we watch the same video? Why find fault?

Agree!

Yes i feel that too.

I thought I was the only one. It started in Morocco , the way she continued crying when she saw him first. I thought my god you are upsetting this child. And it continued from there. I understand the mother's language problems but she was defo sidelined. The cake was another example. Yes I agree she is a living angel to yahya but I bet the parents are glad to be home with him alone. Not forgetting the baby. Who is a born Aussie. I hope that beautiful boy gets 'eyes' in the future. The doctors did an amazing job, that has to be the best reconstruction I've seen. He's a very good looking little boy. With a bright future.

I'm sure that his mom helped him practice those important words!! It's nice to see he's starting to speak.

Felt the same

She didn’t. Mom doesnt speak English. And that lady paid for them all and then baby to stay for two years and the surgery

she is just very kind and I'm sure the parents are thankful to her

Maybe because she's shy to talk

@@horizon8529 maybe 😅😅😅

@@PKMNsandy because not only she doesn't speak the language, she's from countryside where the majority of people are illiterate. But the lady who's helping seems very attached to the mum and the boy especially. She was fully and passionately involved in his journey.

Im pretty sure its because she can't speak nor understand english, remember they come from a small village in Morocco, im Moroccan myself & i know for a fact the people from the villages can only speak the local languages.

@@pathwaytojannah1 I get that but they can have a translator for her or subtitles. At least let her speak. And even apart from the speaking part she’s still physically pushed into the background and the woman is next to Yahya like in 7:51

Totally agree..I'm confused. Who's Yahya's birth mother?? Please, Fatimah, move over , acknowledge how the boy's mother must feel. Allow her to be there to hold her son's hand & sing to him while he goes under anaesthesia. Let him feel his mother's touch & presence , hear her voice. Let his mother push his pram with pride & joy.

@@chaylee3158very true it should be his mother touch and speaking to him after surgery most people who make things possible for children stay in the back ground in this case it was like it was her child. I feel sorry for the parents being over shadowed. Great work by the surgeons

I think she is kind and beautiful

Yes Fatima is an angel from above!! I love how she helped Yahya and his family. I love how she got involved and was so hands on with Yahya and the doctors.

Interesting how the camera's focused on her more than his own parents. What's the purpose behind that perspective?

i've seen the previous videos about this case before,,, and i've seen some "over acting" scenarios about that certain woman (the woman that helped the child for the operation) kinda she acted "over actingly strange"

@@jandeehewitt7794 it is a bit strange, ignoring the mum

Yeah, it made me a bit uncomfortable.

Same. I was quickly skimming through the videos so I thought she was the mom till I read the comments.

She knew the documentary is being made. So she gave her best of showing love, caring support and acting well. Couldn't miss that chance of 15 minutes of fame and future opportunities following this event. She could definitely try in Hollywood.

100% agree. His mother looked so uncomfortable

Agree!

Beautiful! ❤️

❤️

YES! I feel this also. Not taking away from anything she’s done for him no It’s like she’s trying to take over the mother role, he’s always sitting on her knee & she’s comforting him.

@@bethp3320 exactly

I agree!

It's such a different culture, though. There, children are cared for and disciplined by other adults all the time.

I think you are mistaken.

I said this on the last one and people got pissed off and couldn't see what I was trying to say. I think the woman is amazing for helping them in the first place and allowing them to stay with her, absolutely. But she did overstep a lot, like the doctor on the last episode had to remind her to translate what he was saying to Yahya's mum, she's always holding Yahya's hand etc. She acts as if she is the parent. I thought the mother seemed a little uncomfortable too but she's probably very grateful that she received the help. Anyway, I see what you're saying but people got mad I said that.

I think no matter how uncomfortable the parents or any parents maybe they'd put that to the side to insure the best interest of their son. If they were that uncomfortable they wouldn't have accepted any help whatsoever. They love their boy and it's ok for others to love him too. It doesn't mean that she'll take him away.

@@EyeOvdaTiger they are poor, uneducated, third world people who don’t understand how absolutely brutal charity can be. I think that you may be a little naive as to how people can manipulate the uneducated for their own personal gain.

I fully agree with you I saw what you saw and felt uncomfortable. The boys mother was left out when Fatima took over the child .The little boy have good and loving parents and did not need a stranger to cry over him the way she did that did not help him at all. Still I would say a big thank you to Fatima for getting help and the doctor( s ) what was fantastic .

If I were the mother and the doctor addressed the other woman instead of me I would be pissed. Just stating my feelings.

I think it’s her personality and self interest that made her do all this but I’m glad she did. God works in mysterious ways.

Nobody stopped the boy's mum from speaking up, unless you're blaming the director of the video for focusing on Fatima.

@Wayne96819 question is will she be strong enough to take the criticism from her friends & looks ppl will give! Ppl who aren’t disabled can’t handle it now at times & make the huge mistake of listening to their so called friends & family! U know how it goes EVERYONE has an opinion! It’s not till we get much older in life we realize that and tell them ALL where to go!

I've thought this all the way through

Yes, I agree. She was totally taking the mother's spotlight..

She's moroccan aswell, and from her moroccan accent she's also from the same region as Yahya's family, i know this because im moroccan aswell, maybe it hit close to home for her and had to be involved & dedicated the way she was, helping back her community and people.

Could be Fatima’s natural compassion that goes with the heavy responsibility she made with the “Yes” to help Yahya, she had to commit 100% of herself (physically, emotionally, spiritually, financially and many more which only Fatima will know) She goes all out, very expressive in showing love and kindness to Yahya and his parents ...feeling the sadness 😭or the joy when they all hugged each other....just like one big, happy family. Some could find it weird as most people don’t like to express themselves too much in public or they don’t want to be too involved with the emotional part etc.😅😅

I feel like she’s taking over mums place a little bit. Like on the plane, holding his hand, then sitting in the front of the van, singing with him. They’re not bad things at all but if you look at his actual mum, she looks a little pressed. It seems like he’s bonding more with Fatima than with his mother.

Exactly what I was thinking. She acts as if she is his mother, while his real mother appears to be left out. Of course it's a blessing Fatima was able to get him help.

No….what I find weird is those who don’t want to get into other people’s messes to make a difference in the world. She is a bright spot in the world….nothing weird about it. It should be the norm….but sadly isn’t.