11-year old Abdul Salih was less than a block from his house in West Oakland when he stepped off the curb and was hit by a hit-and-run driver. The accident left him with two broken legs, both fibia shattered.Abdul was taken to Oakland Childrens Hospital where he underwent almost four hours of surgery and remained hospitalized for a week. CHO found out that Abdul still had to sleep in the same bed with his mother because she did not have the resources to purchase a bed for him. CHO contacted Random Acts and requested a bed for Abdul.
As fated, soon after we received the request from CHO, EMS Director Jean English contacted Random Acts to donate a boy's bedroom set, a sofabed couch, two TV's and computer furniture. Abdul's mother Nahid said she could use it all.
Random Acts board members Geoff Hunter and Manny Watson picked up the furniture. They were met at Abdul's house by Melvin Andrews and the Fire Crew from Station 1, 'B' shift, who had initially responded to the call when Abdul was injured. After the furniture was moved into the house, Jean presented two gift cards to Nahid from Random Acts. Nahid shed tears of joy and expressed her heartfelt thanks to the Oakland Firefighters.
