“The Secret of a Dream”.. touching statements from Yasmine Rais about the death of her parents

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Artist Yasmine Rais opened her heart to narrate the details of the most difficult moments of her life, which shaped her personality since childhood, as she said goodbye to her father at the border in 1990 for the last time in her life, without knowing that it was the last farewell.

Yasmine Rais revealed during the ABtalks program, yesterday evening, Tuesday, the last scene she remembers of her father during his childhood farewell at the border in Kuwait at the outbreak of the war in 1990, confirming that she was only 7 years old, and that she did not know that it was the last farewell, believing that he would join her and her mother in Egypt later.

Raees could not control her tears during the interview, as she recounted her feelings as a child, attached to her father and wishing for his return again, while she confirmed that she kept writing letters to her father during this period, expressing to him her longing for him and her waiting for him to return again, before she discovered the truth about his death in an unexpected way.

Yasmine confirmed that she learned of her father’s death in a strange and unimaginable way, as he came to her in a dream and told her of his death in a gentle and reassuring way, telling her not to be sad for him or fear for his fate.

Yasmine Rais added: “I woke up and felt my hand, which he was holding, warm because of his touch, and the dream was as real as certainty,” confirming that she realized the truth of his passing after this incident, adding: “When I mentioned him, I started saying after that (May God have mercy on him).”

Rais touched on the period of her mother’s illness and death, and said that she learned that her mother had liver cancer coinciding with the special screening of the movie “The Thief of Baghdad” in 2019, noting that her mother’s illness lasted for a full year and was considered the most difficult years and periods of her life, as her mother suffered from the disease with the spread of the Corona pandemic and the travel ban and all the difficulties that occurred during this period.

She confirmed that she did not expect her mother to leave her so early and in this way, and added, crying: “I did not catch up with her to congratulate her, nor did I catch up with her grandchildren.”

Raees revealed the scenes after her mother’s passing, stressing that she was unable to see her strong mother in the utmost weakness and weakness, noting that she was unable to attend her mother’s washing, adding that her friend, the artist Dina, was the one who did this difficult task in her place, in reference to the artist close to her, Dina El-Sherbiny.