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The ASMR Garden

Soft Spoken Reading of "My Friend Palestine"

The ASMR Garden

ASMR

Self-improvement, Education

4.8674 Ratings

🗓️ 25 September 2024

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

Welcome welcome welcome to The ASMR Garden!

Tonight's episode is best suited for those aged 14 and older, there is nothing graphic described, although some moments are tense and heartbreaking.

In this special episode, we share the powerful stories of Karam and Qusay, two young souls facing the unimaginable. We follow Karams lifelong journey of caring for his mother, sick with cancer, and Qusay, who tragically lost his father just a month ago.

Through poetry, personal reflection, storytelling, and deep empathy, we bring awareness to their struggles and offer a call for support. Listen in to understand their reality and help bridge a lifeline to Palestine.

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  • My Friend Palestine Ebook - Payhip.com/myfriendpalestine
  • Crowd4Gaza - www.instagram.com/crowd4gaza/
  • TAG Paypal Campaign - www.paypal.com/donate?campaign_id=9FCLAEJKFLR9L
  • Karams (Suha's Urgent) GofundMe -

https://gofund.me/f937e5c3

  • Caring for Qusay: Medical Crisis Fund -https://gofund.me/4d02d68c
  • Patreon - http://tiny.cc/tagpatreon

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A transcript of this reading is posted for free on my Patreon page. Thank you for listening!

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Transcript

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0:00.0

This episode is best suited for those aged 14 and older. Thank you.

0:49.3

There was stillness before, where shadows danced and the smell of coffee drifted down the streets, like a child not yet homesick, where a moment might have felt like this.

1:45.3

Welcome, welcome, welcome to the A.S families.

2:02.6

The autopilot order. Now, informal, the strong urge felt at the ordering kiosk or drive-through that takes over the entire body and mind and results in a person ordering a Big Mac without even having to think. Related phrases,

2:08.2

looks like I've ordered a Big Mac again. The Autopilot Order at McDonald's.

2:13.7

Serves from 11am subject to availability.

2:17.1

First, I want to say thank you all for joining me tonight.

2:22.4

It's not going to be a latehearted episode, but I really appreciate it.

2:28.7

If tonight we can all make some room for these two stories,

2:34.7

I've got a lot to share, so I'm going to get into it.

2:38.6

I'll be back at the end of this to say good night.

3:01.6

Meaning remains a prisoner of the heart, and whatever spills off one's tongue remains brief, as if the facts of things are impotent, and everything we talk about is a metaphor.

3:09.3

Our story begins in 2001.

3:23.3

When Suha at the age of 30 welcomed her fourth and final child.

3:31.4

She chose the name Karam for his generous spirit.

3:36.6

The summer sun relentless, with the air thick and sweltering, temperatures climbing near 30 degrees

3:42.8

Celsius. Despite the heat, Suha cradled her newborn with a smile. Earlier that year, she had been

3:52.2

diagnosed with glandular cancer, a grim shadow hanging over her.

4:09.9

But in that moment, with Karam in her arms, there was hope, hope that somehow, despite her illness, everything would be okay.

4:17.0

The love and strength she felt for her newborn gave her a reason to fight. We learn first the smell of mom and to ask for help.

4:35.1

Oh, how each breath compels me forward, I crawl counting to three.

4:45.1

It used to be quiet, enough to hear Mama breaking eggs or the sound of childhood unfolding.

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