Z. is a 66 year-old widow diagnosed with breast cancer at the height of the war. She suffers from mental illness and anxiety, and lives with one of her daughters and her children. Her daughter’s husband has been called up to IDF reserve duty. Together with them she...
J. is a divorced 53 year-old new immigrant from Russia. She immigrated with one of her three daughters to escape the war in nearby Ukraine, arriving right before war broke out in Israel on October 7. She was diagnosed with breast cancer soon after. J. speaks almost no...
H.,48, was evacuated with her husband and son from a Gaza border kibbutz after the October 7th massacre in Israel. Another son is a combat soldier on active duty. Soon after H. was diagnosed with breast cancer. She began chemotherapy immediately, followed by...
R. is a 75-year old widow from Sderot undergoing cancer treatments. She was evacuated with only the clothes on her back when war broke out on October 7, 2023. Traumatized by the rockets and uncertain when, and if, she can return home. A Lemonade Fund emergency...
F. is a 75 year-old widow. She lives alone in a periphery community, a long bus ride from the hospital where she receives chemotherapy and radiation for breast cancer. One grown son is autistic and resides in an institution. She lives solely on social security...
N. was 35 when she was diagnosed with Stage 4 aggressive breast cancer. With four young children aged 2 to 7, she was unable to work when her treatment protocol began. Her husband had to cut back hours as a welder to a bare minimum to be available for their young...
C., a 20 year-old soldier, was weeks away from completing her army service when she felt a lump in her breast. Instead of planning a post-army trek or applying to university, C. was preparing for aggressive chemotherapy. During her service, she had special leave to...
My husband and I immigrated to Israel in April. Just a few weeks before leaving Russia to flee the war, I was diagnosed with a severe form of cancer. I had to travel in a bad condition and in a big hurry in order to start treatment as soon as possible. When we arrived...
D., lives in Israel’s southern region, with her husband and one of her adult children, who has lived with them since he was injured in a terror attack. Recently diagnosed with breast cancer, she has used all of her sick days from her work and is waiting for disability...
I am Z, 33 years old and recovering from breast cancer. When I was in treatment, my social worker told me about the Lemonade Fund. First and foremost, I want to say how heartwarming it was to hear about an organization that cares so much, shares, understands and wants...