Post Surgery Support 

“I’m so happy that she can have some time where she’ll feel pampered and feminine”

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My friend, “Tuesday”

Made Her Day

A Mishpacha reader

I underwent radical surgery a few months ago, which left me with no chances of ever bearing more children. A wonderful friend put me in touch with ATIME, a fantastic organization that’s a resource for so many issues, including post-surgical support.

I contacted ATIME several days after my surgery, and in a stroke of Hashgachah, that night was the monthly call-in support group for women who have had this surgery. (Since I’m in Israel, I woke up at 4:30 a.m. to participate.)

During the call, one woman mentioned that she’s reaching out for support in the immediate post-op period as she’d had her surgery on Tuesday. I piped up, “Yeah, support would be great, I just had mine on Wednesday!” Lots of laughter all around.

After the call, the group leader put us in touch with each other. We’ve never met, we’ve never seen each other, we’ve never even spoken on the phone, but we’ve been emailing regularly and have become really good friends (we refer to each other as “Tuesday” and “Wednesday”). Hashem clearly connected us, and we’re able to share intense challenges and be a source of support for each other in ways that our day-to-day chevreh couldn’t be.