فُجع الوسط الرياضي بوفاة عبدالعزيز الشهري، لاعب ضمك تحت 21 عاما، بعد أيام من وفاة الممرض الذي أنعش قلبه مرتين عقب حادث مروري. رحيلان جمعتهما استغاثة شقيق ووعد ممرض، وانتهيا بفقد الشاب الذي كان يصارع إصاباته، والرجل الذي بذل جهده لإنقاذه.
ونعى وزير الرياضة الأمير عبدالعزيز بن تركي الفيصل اللاعب، مقدما خالص العزاء وصادق المواساة، سائلا الله أن يرحمه رحمة واسعة، ويسكنه فسيح جناته، ويلهم أهله وذويه الصبر والسلوان.
وكان الشهري قد نُقل إلى مستشفى عسير إثر حادث مروري أصيب خلاله بنزيف في الدماغ، وكسر في جذر الدماغ، وكسر في الحوض، بحسب المعلومات الواردة عن حالته عقب الحادث. لتبدأ أسرته أياما عصيبة، تنتظر خلالها تعافيه وعودته، قبل أن ينتهي الانتظار بخبر وفاته، وتنطفئ معه أحلام شاب كان في بداية مشواره الكروي.
وخلال تلك الأيام، وقعت المفارقة التي رواها شقيقه. الممرض عبدالرحمن السحاري، الذي تدخل لإنقاذ عبدالعزيز، توفي بينما كان اللاعب لا يزال يتلقى العلاج، فكتب الشقيق ينعيه، مستعيدا تفاصيل موقفه مع أخيه منذ لحظات الخطر الأولى.
وبحسب روايته، توقف قلب عبدالعزيز عند الحادث، فأسهم السحاري، بعد الله، في إنعاشه، ثم دخل معه غرفة الإنعاش. وعندما توقف قلبه مرة أخرى، عاد الممرض لإنعاشه بإصرار.
واستعاد الشقيق استغاثته به قائلا: «أخوي بين يدي الله ثم يدك، انتبه له وكل شيء لأجله». فجاءه الرد: «أبشر والله لأحطه بعيوني وما أنام إلا وأنا متأكد إنه بخير».
ظل ذلك الوعد حاضرا في ذاكرة الشقيق، ومعه تفاصيل مواساة الممرض له وحرصه على أخيه. وكتب أن عبدالرحمن وقف بجانبه يبذل جهده دون كلل، وكان ينتظر الصباح بفارغ الصبر ليدخل معه العناية المركزة ويطمئن على عبدالعزيز، لكن الموت سبقه قبل أن يعود إليه.
ونعاه الشقيق بكلمات امتزج فيها الحزن بالامتنان: «رحل وهو يؤدي أمانته بكامل الإنسانية، ورحل وكلماته الصادقة تشهد له». ودعا أن يجعل الله ما قدمه لأخيه في ميزان حسناته، وختم رثاءه بالدعاء لعبدالعزيز بالشفاء.
ثم توفي اللاعب أيضا، لتبقى كلمات شقيقه شاهدة على أيام انتقل فيها من رثاء الرجل الذي أنقذ أخاه إلى تلقي العزاء في أخيه. وبين الوداعين، بقي موقف عبدالرحمن محفوظا في رواية الأسرة، وبقي عبدالعزيز الشاب الذي أعيد النبض إلى قلبه مرتين، ولم تكتمل عودته إلى الحياة والملاعب.
ونعى رئيس وأعضاء مجلس إدارة نادي ضمك وجميع منسوبيه اللاعب، مقدمين العزاء والمواساة لوالديه وأسرته وذويه. ومن المقرر أن تُقام الصلاة عليه غدا (الأحد)، بعد صلاة العصر، في الجامع الكبير بأحد ثربان في محافظة المجاردة.
The sports community was devastated by the death of Abdulaziz Al-Shahri, a player for Damak under 21, just days after the passing of the nurse who revived his heart twice following a traffic accident. Two departures were linked by a brother’s plea and a nurse’s promise, ending with the loss of a young man who was battling his injuries, and the man who exerted his efforts to save him.
The Minister of Sports, Prince Abdulaziz bin Turki Al-Faisal, mourned the player, offering his heartfelt condolences and sincere sympathy, asking God to grant him wide mercy, to place him in His spacious gardens, and to inspire his family and loved ones with patience and solace.
Al-Shahri was transferred to Asir Hospital following a traffic accident in which he suffered a brain hemorrhage, a fracture at the base of the skull, and a pelvic fracture, according to information received about his condition after the accident. His family began a difficult few days, waiting for his recovery and return, before the wait ended with news of his death, extinguishing the dreams of a young man who was at the beginning of his football journey.
During those days, the irony occurred as recounted by his brother. Nurse Abdulrahman Al-Suhari, who intervened to save Abdulaziz, passed away while the player was still receiving treatment. The brother wrote a eulogy for him, recalling the details of his brother’s situation from the first moments of danger.
According to his account, Abdulaziz’s heart stopped at the accident, and Al-Suhari, after God, contributed to reviving him, then entered the resuscitation room with him. When his heart stopped again, the nurse returned to revive him with determination.
The brother recalled his plea to him, saying: “My brother is in God’s hands and then yours, take care of him and do everything for him.” The response came: “I promise by God to keep him in my eyes and I won’t sleep until I am sure he is okay.”
That promise remained present in the brother’s memory, along with the details of the nurse’s consolation to him and his concern for his brother. He wrote that Abdulrahman stood by him, exerting his efforts tirelessly, and was eagerly waiting for the morning to enter the intensive care unit and check on Abdulaziz, but death overtook him before he could return to him.
The brother mourned him with words that blended sadness with gratitude: “He left while fulfilling his duty with complete humanity, and he left with his sincere words bearing witness to him.” He prayed that God would place what he did for his brother in the balance of his good deeds, and concluded his eulogy with a prayer for Abdulaziz’s recovery.
Then the player also passed away, leaving his brother’s words as a testament to the days he transitioned from mourning the man who saved his brother to receiving condolences for his brother. Between the two farewells, Abdulrahman’s stance remained preserved in the family’s narrative, and Abdulaziz remained the young man whose heart was revived twice, but whose return to life and the fields was not completed.
The president and members of the board of directors of Damak Club and all its affiliates mourned the player, offering condolences and sympathy to his parents, family, and loved ones. The prayer for him is scheduled to be held tomorrow (Sunday), after the afternoon prayer, at the Grand Mosque in Ahad Thurban in the Al-Majardah governorate.
