V., an immigrant from Tajikstan, is a 33 year old married mother of 2 children. Her older son, age 8, is epileptic, autistic and violent. Soon after opening a kindergarten, V. was diagnosed with stage 4 breast cancer. Due to the side effects of treatment, V. is unable...
Every year at about this time, in mid July, I am stopped in my tracks for a few days. It is now eight years since life changed so remarkably for me. On July 18, 2010, I went for what I thought would be a routine mammogram. No reason to worry; no symptoms, no family...
M. and her husband, a gentle couple in their mid-sixties, recently made aliyah from South America. Despite their limited Hebrew, they found jobs and were doing well. Within the last year, M.'s husband was laid off from his job and M. discovered a lump and was...
Financial Cost of Having Cancer Suleika Jaouad, age 24, has been chronicling her experience with cancer. In this column she touches on the financial cost of having cancer. Even with universal health insurance (as we have here in Israel,) the ancillary costs of a...
HOT APPLE CIDER LEMONADE 1 gal. apple cider 6 oz. lemonade 6 oz. orange juice 1/2 c. brown sugar 1 tbsp. whole cloves 1 tbsp. whole allspiceCombine cider, lemonade, orange juice and brown sugar in pan. Heat over medium heat. Place spices in cheese cloth and add to...