GREAT READS → MAKE HER DAY Issue 878 · September 16, 2021

Looking Up  

"I know firsthand how just one gesture from someone else can make all the difference in someone’s life, and that’s what we want to do"

Looking Up  

 

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My sister

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My sister has been through a lot. When I originally submitted this entry in the hopes of her having a little surprise, my brother-in-law was in the hospital, after 20 years of battling complications and surgeries from cancer.

In the time that she was selected to win the contest, my brother-in-law passed away.

With six children kein ayin hara, her day-to-day life as a single mother is challenging — she works full-time, does all the shopping, cooking, cleaning, homework, and goes into her room at night alone and exhausted. She doesn’t have the luxury of time for herself.

Despite her extremely difficult circumstances, she never complains and has such emunah. Her kids are thriving and have everything they need, and the house is functioning beautifully. She continues to smile and laugh. She accepts that Hashem runs the world, and she’s a superhero who absolutely deserves to win! I’d love for her to get a massage, manicure, and pedicure for some much-needed self-care.

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