When Marahallah was nine years old a Russian cluster bomb was dropped in their garden. Later, when running from another attack, she stepped on one of the bomblets. Her left arm and leg were destroyed immediately. She was sent to a hospital in Germany by the Red Crescent. Her father was also killed by the same explosion. Five years ago she married a policeman. They have two children. Suliman, the boy, is three. Three years ago Marshallah’s husband became addicted to heroin. They are now separated and he does not know her whereabouts.