{"id":2939,"date":"2015-02-09T13:16:19","date_gmt":"2015-02-09T18:16:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ezermizion.org\/blog\/?p=2939"},"modified":"2015-02-09T13:20:29","modified_gmt":"2015-02-09T18:20:29","slug":"even-afterwards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ezermizion.org\/blog\/even-afterwards\/","title":{"rendered":"Even Afterwards\u2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

Lider was only 20 months old. So little, yet suffering so much. She was diagnosed with cancer of the nervous system and, for one year, there raged a battle for her life. Chemo. Radiation. Surgery. Pain that even Mommy\u2019s kisses couldn\u2019t make go away. \"pr<\/a>Her parents, Sharon and Guy Dayan, suffered along with her. Ezer Mizion held their hands during this nightmare, offering rides to the hospital, hot meals for the parents, psychological counseling, even fun days for the family to share when Lider was feeling ok and always a shoulder to lean on and a caring, listening ear.
\nAnd then it was over. Lider succumbed to her illness. No more pain. No more tears. Just a dull numbness. Days without purpose. Drifting with no focus.
\nBut the Dayans were made of strong stuff and fought their way out of the depression that engulfed them in a chokehold of hopelessness. They found their direction. They would help others. They decided to dedicate time regularly to assist the children in the Oncology Ward at the Petach Tikvah hospital, where their daughter was cared for with such devotion. Liat Lefkowitz, who was Lider\u2019s preschool teacher, together with the director of another preschool, jumped on the bandwagon and volunteered to present Liat\u2019s performance at the event in Beit Rishonim. The show, entitled \u201cTrili-Liat \u2013 the Wacky Ganenet\u201d was inspired by her experiences with Lider. All proceeds of the event were earmarked for purchase of costumes for the children hospitalized at the Oncology Ward.
\nIn the past year since their daughter\u2019s death, the Dayans have helped the Children\u2019s Oncology Ward in many ways and Ezer Mizion continues to hold their hand. The Dayans do not feel that they can actually enter the ward. \"pr<\/a>They work in tandem with Ezer Mizion whose staff and volunteers are constantly involved at Schneiders. \u201cWe\u2019ll be there for you as long as you need us,\u201d their sympathetic smile seems to say. \u201cThe sensitivity of Ezer Mizion has enabled us to gain strength. It is hard for us to even drive to Petach Tikvah,\u201d Guy admits. \u201cIt takes us back to the time of Lider\u2019s treatments. Maybe for the upcoming Purim, we\u2019ll come for the first time to the Oncology Ward.\u201d<\/p>\n\"Facebook\"<\/a>\"twitter\"<\/a>\"pinterest\"<\/a>\"linkedin\"<\/a>\"mail\"<\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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