and they re going to need strength, and they re going to need faith and patience. youssif s mother zaineb s wish for her son was more down to earth. she said she just wanted her son s smile back. and as youssif played by the water, the first time his family had seen the ocean, zaineb said she saw a glimmer of the old youssif. if you ask his parents, that s what they say they wanted. they wanted their son back, their old youssif. coming back, i m going to scrub in on youssif s first operation, and just minutes from now, you re going to see what youssif looks like three years later. introducing precise from the makers of tylenol. precise pain relieving cream works quickly to activate sensory receptors. it helps block pain signals fast for relief you can feel precisely where you need it most. precise. only from the makers of tylenol.
but on a human level. how could i get this child to trust me. and right now we re in the process of that. gross man scheduled youssif s first and most important operation for eight days later. on a trip to the beach, members of a nearby church wants to help with spiritual healing. the church group recognized youssif from news stories and asked if they could say a prayer for the boy and his family. and they re going to need strength and they re going to need patience. youssif s mother s hope for her son was more down to earth. she said she just wanted her son s smile back. and as youssif played by the water, the first time the family had played near the ocean, somedayed in said she saw a glimmer of the old youssif. if you asked their parents, that s what they wanted, their son back, the old youssif. coming up, the doctor s going to
strength and they re going to need faith and patience. reporter: youssif s mother s wish for her son was more down to earth. she said she just wanted her son s smile back. and as youssif played by the water, the first time he or his family had seen the ocean, she said she saw a glimmer of the old youssif. if you asked his parents, that s what they say they wanted. they wanted their son back, their old youssif. coming up, i m going to scrub in on youssif s first operation. just minutes from now, you re going to see what youssif looks like three years later.
reporter: once out going, energetic and happy, youssif was not withdrawn, sullen, angry. she described him other ways, the old youssif was gone. coming up, youssif s parents look for help close to home and they end up finding it all over the world through the generosity of strangers. stay with us.
family had seen the ocean, she said she saw a glimmer of the old youssif. if you asked his parents, that s what they say they wanted. they wanted their son back, their old youssif. coming up, we re going to scrub in on youssif s first operation. just minutes from now, you re going to see what youssif looks like three years later.