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Birmingham, AL? You've been invited to a wedding.
https://www.cbs42.com/news/local/a-pakistani-man-came-to-alabama-for-surgery-now-hes-invited-all-of-birmingham-to-his-wedding/A Pakistani man came to Alabama for surgery. Now he’s invited all of Birmingham to his wedding.
by: Lee Hedgepeth
Posted: May 20, 2022 / 09:40 PM CDT
Updated: May 22, 2022 / 12:13 PM CDT
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) – This weekend, Shahzeb Anwer will get married in his home country of Pakistan, and all of Birmingham, Alabama, is invited to attend.
Anwer is no stranger to the Magic City. Although he was only here for a short time, he said he feels like Birmingham’s “favored son.” And he wants to repay the favor.
Largest budget in Birmingham history underfunds libraries, may lead to branch closures
The 31-year-old had been diagnosed with hyperparathyroidism, a disease that had been causing him to get kidney stones once or twice a year since he was 18. He began having digestive problems. He developed skin issues. But the treatment for his medical issue, Anwer found out, was a surgery that was impossible in Pakistan because of limited technology.
So Anwer began looking for help outside his own country. He looked into travelling to Turkey, Singapore, the UK, and India for treatment, but pandemic-related travel restrictions had made things difficult. Anwer was also worried about costs – the cost of travel as well as the out-of-pocket cost of the medical procedure itself.
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by: Lee Hedgepeth
Posted: May 20, 2022 / 09:40 PM CDT
Updated: May 22, 2022 / 12:13 PM CDT
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) – This weekend, Shahzeb Anwer will get married in his home country of Pakistan, and all of Birmingham, Alabama, is invited to attend.
Anwer is no stranger to the Magic City. Although he was only here for a short time, he said he feels like Birmingham’s “favored son.” And he wants to repay the favor.
Largest budget in Birmingham history underfunds libraries, may lead to branch closures
The 31-year-old had been diagnosed with hyperparathyroidism, a disease that had been causing him to get kidney stones once or twice a year since he was 18. He began having digestive problems. He developed skin issues. But the treatment for his medical issue, Anwer found out, was a surgery that was impossible in Pakistan because of limited technology.
So Anwer began looking for help outside his own country. He looked into travelling to Turkey, Singapore, the UK, and India for treatment, but pandemic-related travel restrictions had made things difficult. Anwer was also worried about costs – the cost of travel as well as the out-of-pocket cost of the medical procedure itself.
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I bet it'll be a butt ripper of a wedding.
I'd really like to come, but...see...it's a really long way from here to Pakistan and I just can't afford the airline ticket. Could you get a group discount for all the folks from B'ham who are coming? That would be great.
Oh yeah, what was the part about the B'ham budget and libraries?
