A peer-reviewed article published in Clinical Breast Cancer, addressed the limited financial support resources for breast cancer patients for bills, childcare, and post-treatment recovery. The article cites a study that indicates nearly half of the patients receiving...
I come here once a year to remember… 13 years ago, on July 20, 2010, (Tisha B’Av, 5770) I was diagnosed with breast cancer. The year that followed was rough. Since then, thank God, I’ve been blessed with good health, a loving, expanding family, rewarding work, and...
A cancer diagnosis can force a family into bankruptcy or homelessness. Long treatment protocols that bring a long list of extra expenses, like childcare, household help, transportation and loss of income all contribute to this risk. Some patients, no matter how...
A hit show on Apple TV features the anti-hero, Ted Lasso, a hapless soccer coach, who says, "For me, success is not about the wins and losses. It's about helping these young fellas be the best versions of themselves on and off the field." I am afraid that we have...
Like every year, on the day preceding Independence Day we acknowledge and thank our soldiers for their service and sacrifice that made our country possible. And despite our differences of opinions and challenges that seem a little louder than usual this year, Israel...
We get asked this question all the time. Does a one-time Lemonade Fund grant really help? Some of our applicants are locked in systemic cycles of poverty. What do we really know about how much the modest help we can provide impacts survivors' financial...
Purim is a holiday of celebration. Reversing an evil decree, the triumph of Jewish life over the threat of annihilation. Our sages established a fascinating, and very wise, set of communal and individual laws to commemorate this holiday. Individually we are...
Israel’s Health ministry has just approved an expansion of the “Health Basket,” treatments and drugs covered by Israel’s four HMOs for 2023. The expansion included more than 120 medications and technologies at a cost of nearly NIS 650 million. The task of deciding...
The “C” word stirs up difficult emotions and associations. Pain, fear, hopelessness. Despair. Despite all the medical advances that have made certain cancers treatable, manageable and even curable, it is a serious, formidable disease with a risk of serious and...
Twelve years ago, on an otherwise normal, hot July day in Israel, I received a diagnosis of breast cancer. As a child of a holocaust survivor with a miraculous story of survival, I learned early to notice connections. (“Try not to miss the miracles,” my mother would...