Medulloblastoma, five years on…
(Preamble: It’s been 5 years since we went in for brain surgery. It’s been a long time since those very dark days. But sharing some moments in the “days in the life” of a mother of a brain cancer survivor child, five years on …. ) I’m sitting in front of a (new) teacher. I […]
Navigating a Post Treatment World
Four years ago today, Ro’i went in for brain surgery. It’s a day we celebrate. We praise the doctors in Jerusalem that sent us to the experts in Ichilov Hospital. We praise the miracle surgeon and all his oncologists, rehabilitation specialists, and medical staff. While today, four years ago, completely changed our lives forever, it […]
Blessings Over Leavened Bread
Tonight I cried. I cried more than I have for a long time. I cried, not because I am sad, but because I feel so blessed. Three years ago tonight I was doing bedikat chametz (searching for leavened bread) the night before Passover seder with three kids, alone without my husband and without my son […]