Make Her Day: Pesach 5782   

Coordinated by Sori Auslander and Goldie Fogel

We asked If you could make someone’s day, whose would it be, and why?

You responded with stories of heavy burdens carried with courage and faith.

You responded with tales of grace and giving.

You told us about the women you admire, the women you’d want to celebrate.

And together with some generous sponsors, you helped to

Make Her Day

Chronic Caring

Nominee: My friend Shira

My good friend Shira* was blessed with a baby girl during the pandemic. When her gorgeous girl was five months old, she suddenly started breathing funny. Hatzolah rushed them to the hospital — where they stayed for the next four months.

Her yummy, healthy, bundle of joy suddenly had lung failure; she was breathing via machines. As it was the height of Covid, my friend was stuck the entire time in the hospital by herself. Finally, she was able to return home with her daughter… plus a feeding tube, CPAP machine, and full-time oxygen.

She had to drop her successful job, as being a “carer mummy” is a more than 24-hour-a-day job.

At the same time as her princess’s homecoming, my friend’s close family member started suffering from constant pain. Everyone was certain it was from stress, but soon he was diagnosed with a serious chronic condition that needs regular hospitalizations and treatments to keep it under control.