We've been busy this past year, making Lemonade out of Lemons... K, a divorced mother of 3 children, ages 6, 13 and 21, from the south, was diagnosed with breast cancer a second time. A Special Ed teacher, K. has used up her sick pay, and has gone into debt. Her...
Two recent grants: A. is an elderly holocaust survivor, a widow, who lost a daughter recently, is undergoing treatment for breast cancer in a hospital that is quite a distance from her home. She lives in public housing on a small pension (NIS 3200/month.) She has one...
K, a divorced mother of 3 children, ages 6, 13 and 21, from the south, was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2012 and it came back this past year. She has a long road ahead of her, first chemo, then surgery, then radiation. She is a Special Ed teacher who has used up...
I., a 46 yo mother of 4 and C., a 41 yo mom of 1, both breast cancer patients in financial crisis, have just received Lemonade Fund grants thanks to the work of one very special woman, Yael Friedbauer. Yael, a breast cancer patient herself, is currently in treatment...
(עברית אחרי) "WOW! How wonderful, how emotional! Thank you so very much! These grants literally save these women..." From a Social Worker in response to grant awards for her patients. !וואו! איזה יופי! מאוד מרגש" ".תודה רבה רבה, זה פשוט מציל את הנשים האלה. מעובדת...
Hard stories this month... K. is a 42 year old single mother of 5 currently living with her father on a moshav near Jerusalem. She was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2015 but she refused chemotherapy at the time due to the trauma of seeing her brother die from...
A donor has come forward and offered to cover half of the costs of our expansion, NIS 25,000 ($7,000,) challenging us to match his grant, shekel for shekel, dollar for dollar, to raise the other half. Your donations will be matched by this donor. You can be part of...
Profiles of breast cancer patients who were awarded grants, in time for Passover: Y., a young mother of twin girls (5) and an infant, was deserted by her husband when she was diagnosed with advanced breast cancer. He left Y. with a mountain of debt as well. Her family...
Focusing this month on how young parents juggle chemo and holidays. Purim is a happy time, and parents don't want their illness to impact the joy of the day for their children. T., from Sderot, is 43 with 7 children, ages 2-15. Her husband drove a bus until a mental...
Record number of applications. A snapshot of a few: I., 42, diagnosed from the start with Stage 4 breast cancer. Upon diagnosis, husband abandons her with 3 small children, no support. She had a decent job prior to her diagnosis, but now can no longer work full time,...