LONG READS Issue 620 · July 27, 2016

Take and Give

When four frum women in Detroit were touched by trial or tragedy, they used the experience as an impetus to better the lives of others

Take and Give

As Told to Rochel Burstyn

When four frum women in Detroit were touched by trial or tragedy, they used the experience as an impetus to better the lives of others

 

A Cancer survivor and her busy mother, a mother of a thriving preemie, and a grieving young mom got together in Detroit, Michigan; the shadows of their experiences sparked ideas which swirled together, growing, taking form. Together, they share their stories…

 

Miriam Amzalak

There it was again. I rested my hands on my bump. After six kids there was no doubt.

But… how could I be in labor?

In the ER they administered magnesium but the contractions came faster harder.

Dr. Horowitz studied the printout recording of my contractions with a worried look.

My doctor was nervous? I started panicking. I didn’t know anything about preemies never had reason to do research didn’t know the survival statistics.

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