Making up the days I broke my fast in Ramadan due to a chronic illness

Question:
The message reached the program from one of the Muslim sisters from al-Madinah al-Munawwarah, and she used the letters R-A and M as her code. Our sister asks four questions. In her first question, she says: I used to live in the desert in the past, and knowledge was scarce. I knew that fasting is obligatory for me, and I broke my fast for some days for a valid religious excuse. The people used to say that Ramadan days are not made up except in Sha'ban of the following year. After about seventeen years passed, I remembered whether I had made up those days I broke or not, and I became doubtful about them. I am now suffering from a chronic illness that has lasted about seven years, and its cure is not expected. If I am required to make up the fasts, fasting is difficult for me. Please advise us, may Allah reward you with good. Is it obligatory for me to make them up or not? May you remain well?

Answer:
As long as she has an illness that does not go away, she has to feed one poor person for each of the past days she did not fast. This, along with repentance and seeking forgiveness, is sufficient for her. It is enough for her to feed one poor person for each day, whether with dates, sweets, or rice. That is sufficient, praise be to Allah, for the number of days she broke her fast in the previous year.