Wael Tarabishi, who has a lifelong muscle disorder, died after Maher, his father and primary caretaker, was detained

Until three months ago, Wael Tarabishi and his father, Maher, were inseparable. It was a necessity; in addition to being best friends, Maher was the caretaker for 30-year-old Wael, who was diagnosed with a progressive muscle disorder called Pompe disease when he was a child.

As Wael’s mother said in November, Maher was his son’s “case manager, his equipment company, his doctor, his everything”.