{"id":1214,"date":"2013-09-09T14:42:25","date_gmt":"2013-09-09T18:42:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ezermizionusa.org\/blog\/?p=1214"},"modified":"2013-10-07T15:58:26","modified_gmt":"2013-10-07T19:58:26","slug":"life-and-death-intricately-connected","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ezermizion.org\/blog\/life-and-death-intricately-connected\/","title":{"rendered":"Death…and then Life by Meital Yasur Beit-Or, “Israel Today”"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Yifat Brilliant, of Givatayim, underwent two traumatic experiences in one brief month. One culminated in death\u2026the other in life. \u00a0<\/span>Bewildered, distraught, she suffered the loss of her mother who had been a key figure in her life. She sat shiva and immediately upon her rising from mourning, a call came in. Is she able to donate bone marrow to save a life? \u00a0\"pr<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Life and death intertwined. Yifat drew upon strength from deep within her and rallied to the need. <\/strong>
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Yifat had registered \u00a0<\/span>at a life-saving bone marrow donor recruitment drive held by Ezer Mizion some four years ago on behalf of the sick little girl, Amit Kadosh. She was not a match for Amit but her name remained on the database.<\/p>\n

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Meanwhile, she was dealing with her own personal tragedy. “A year and a quarter ago, we were told that my mother, Daliah Brilliant, had colon cancer<\/a>. The prognosis was that she would survive two years. Mom was a strong woman, a fighter, and we hoped that we would have even more time together, but her condition deteriorated.”<\/p>\n

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Precisely during those critical days, a phone call came from Ezer Mizion’s Registry<\/a>. Yifat was informed that she was found to be a match with 80% chances of acceptance for a critically ill 45-year-old woman suffering from leukemia.<\/p>\n

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On July 3rd, Yifat’s mother passed away. \"LevayaThe day after the shiva, another call came from Ezer Mizion: “The patient is ready for the transplant. We need you. When can you come to donate your stem cells<\/a>?”<\/p>\n

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The transplant took place and the patient is slowly recovering… “I was deeply moved by the fact that life and death are interconnected in such a powerful way,” Brilliant said.<\/p>\n

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