Zainab Al-Khawaja's visit to her father 15/03/12
 

Zainab Al-Khawaja [@angryarabiya] tells us about the visit to her father:


We were allowed a one hour visit to see my father today; we were escorted by police and soldiers into a small hospital room, where we were searched thoroughly several times. My father was brought to us or a skeleton version of my father, I didn't think he could look worse than the picture we saw, but he did. He's so skinny I was surprised he could sit up to speak to us. I can't use the word skinny, or thin, my father looks like someone who is in the final days of a long fight with a terminal illness, but as usual, he was the happiest person in the room he greeted us with a big smile "why do u all look so sad?" he asked.
He looked around at us "I keep telling you, when you fight for just a cause, you must be thankful and happy" My father’s eyes were not normal, not focused, one eye looked lower than the other, he told me it’s because of low blood sugar.
I held my father’s hand, and they were ice cold. "Do you feel cold dad" he said "yes always cold, but that's normal at this stage.”
Two nights ago my father felt so cold, he collapsed and his whole body was shivering
He said "I'm taking some juice and water, as this is my agreement with the Danish ambassador who told me that there's hope" He also added "I told the doctors here that this is an exception, if nothing changes in 2-3 days, I will go back to refusing liquids"
My father has spoken to doctors and told them in the chance of him going into a coma, he does not want IV.
My father was very upset when I told him that two of Bani Jamra youth where hospitalized in the hospital he's in after severe torture.
Mum said "doctors who saw you say you are in imminent danger of death" Dad smiled and said "whatever happens is in the interest of the people"
My father’s hospital room/prison is small and has glass windows, he says it’s nice when the sun heats up the room a little.