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<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\nIt was erev Shabbos.(the day before Shabbos) Yishai should have been home by now. His younger brother had tried to reach him numerous times but no one picked up.\u00a0 I was a bit worried and tried calling some of his friends . Their answers were vague. \u2018Um\u2026\u201d I chalked it up to lack of social abilities in young kids. One said, \u2018If you\u2019re worried\u00a0 about the terrorist attack, I think it was an older person that was killed.\u2019\u00a0 Killed? Terrorist attack? This was the first I heard regarding a terrorist attack. Those \u2018um\u2019s. Um, um, um\u2026Their sounds grew to a crescendo. I was surrounded by monstrous\u00a0 \u2018um\u2019s\u2019\u00a0 In a nightmare that was all too real. i felt faint.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I checked. The attack took place at the bus stop where Yishai would switch busses to get home. At the time when Yishai would be there. My heart began to race. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
My phone rang twice. Almost simultaneously. The first call said it all. \u2018Israel Police\u2019 read the screen. They wanted me down at the hospital. No details. The second was Ezer Mizion. They were worried about me. \u2018Do you have a ride to the hospital?\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ezer Mizion knew me well from a situation a few years ago. That one had a happy ending. Now? My heart told me this situation would not end well. My legs turned weak when the doctor met me in the hospital lobby and led me to an office. An office? I had been expecting to be brought to the ICU. The ICU has hope. The doctor\u2019s words destroyed any shred of hope still fluttering in my heart. \u201cWe tried our best\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Several years ago, Yishai\u2019s younger brother itamar was diagnosed with cancer. Ezer Mizion was everywhere, smoothing the way for us. There were gifts for Itamar. I remember an expensive Lego set that he loved. There were presents, activities and trips for itamar and his siblings. In fact, the younger\u00a0 kids remember this period as a fun time. There was one time when I was particularly down. A Ezer Mizion angel a spent four hours with me!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ezer Mizion would also be with us now but there would be no rejoicing. Just tears, a funeral, shiva.\u00a0 We would hear stories of how a new student came to the dorm and mistakenly put his things on Yishai\u2019s bed. \u201cI hope this isn\u2019t your bed,\u201d he asked. \u201cI use the top bunk,\u201d answered Yishai unwilling to embarrass him. . And the story of the boy from a weak background . Yishai learned with him and ended every session describing how the angels are dancing\u00a0 with joy as they watch from the heaves . They finished the perek the day before the fatal Friday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Each story, each facet of those agonizing days needed support. Each member of the family reacted differently. Ezer Mizion was there for us all with sensitivity, with caring, with love. They will hold our hands in the months to come. Because our challenges are their mission.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/p>\n They said \u2018Um\u2026\u2019 Such a little word. Not even a word. But it spoke volumes. It was erev Shabbos.(the day […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[974,2041],"class_list":["post-7701","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-cancer-support-division","tag-cancer-support","tag-fqamily-support-at-death-of-loved-oe"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/ezermizion.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7701","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/ezermizion.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/ezermizion.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/ezermizion.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/ezermizion.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7701"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/ezermizion.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7701\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7703,"href":"http:\/\/ezermizion.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7701\/revisions\/7703"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/ezermizion.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7701"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/ezermizion.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7701"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/ezermizion.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7701"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}<\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"