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...
H. is a proud, hardworking widow, not accustomed to asking for help despite the difficult life she’s led. She was orphaned at the age of 5 and raised by a string of abusive foster parents. When she was 29, her husband was killed in a car accident, leaving her to raise...
In 2014, the Lemonade Fund received our first application from a young man. About 1% of breast cancer cases occur in men. S was a young man in his early 30s and was suffering from a recurrence of an earlier bout with breast cancer. The disease was aggressive and had...
Soon after I made aliya I had a son out of wedlock. My son’s father disappeared soon after and I was left alone to raise him in a new country. I believe from all of the stress I was diagnosed with breast cancer a few years later and had to stop working because of the...
"When I received the difficult news that I had a serious disease, I was absolutely devastated. My entire world collapsed. After the initial shock, I understood that there was hope, and that it was up to me to fight a difficult war which I had no choice but to win. I...
F. is a 50 year old woman from central Israel. She has not had an easy life. For years she’s been the family breadwinner. Her husband is unemployed and her son is on 100% disability from schizophrenia. She worked 13-hour days cleaning offices, until she was diagnosed...