{"id":4219,"date":"2017-09-13T11:35:15","date_gmt":"2017-09-13T15:35:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ezermizion.org\/blog\/?p=4219"},"modified":"2017-09-13T11:35:15","modified_gmt":"2017-09-13T15:35:15","slug":"ezer-mizions-linked-to-life-takes-the-cake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ezermizion.org\/blog\/ezer-mizions-linked-to-life-takes-the-cake\/","title":{"rendered":"Ezer Mizion’s Linked to Life \u201cTakes the Cake\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"pr<\/a>A father of young children becomes ill. It goes without saying that the main focus is on his receiving proper medical care. But then there\u2019s the little things. The sadness that pervades a once cheerful home\u2026 the frustrations when normal needs cannot be met\u2026the guilt of the mother at not being supermom\u2026children trying to be grownups and failing\u2026kids desperate for childish pleasures as a security blanket enabling them to feel that their world hasn\u2019t completely fallen apart\u2026so many needs\u2026<\/p>\n

Daughter turns twelve and nothing happens. No family celebration. \u00a0Not even a mention. \u00a0The cloud encompassing the home is too dark, too heavy to allow a smile to enter. Until a request from a neighbor to Ezer Mizion resulted in a\u00a0 super fantastic celebratory cake which brought in its wake a bit of sunshine to this despondent family.<\/p>\n

\"L2L<\/a>And now her brother is turning nine. He begs for a cake. He begs and begs as only almost-nine-year-old boys can do.\u00a0 His mother offers to make one for him even though she has no energy for even the most basic household tasks. But he wants, no needs (!), more. He wants a cake like his sister received when she turned twelve. Somewhat embarrassed but comfortable enough since she was calling \u201cfamily\u201d, Mommy contacted Ezer Mizion. \u201cIs it\u2026I mean could you\u2026would it be at all possible\u2026?\u201d<\/p>\n

As with the Bas Mitzvah cake, Ezer Mizion\u2019s Linked to Life (a What’s App Group) was contacted. Hundreds of screens lit up and in moments, a reply came in.\u00a0 The super fantastic birthday goodies (see pictures for some of the yummies that accompanied the cake) were produced by Shaindy and her kids. Listen to her comments when it was done.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe truth is that yesterday, on the fast day, in the heat wave, I wanted to help out but it just didn\u2019t work out. I felt as if it was a lost opportunity.<\/p>\n

\"L2L<\/a>\u201cAnd then, this request popped up. You should know that I felt it was a real chessed <\/em>\u2013 for me! I was fasting, and my girls, full of energy, wanted an active mother with them, as they have every day.<\/p>\n

\u201cThanks to the cake posting, they and I had an especially enjoyable afternoon: One ran to the grocery, the other mixed the batter. When the first got back, she was busy passing over the ingredients and putting things away.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe spent a few hours enjoying a positive learning experience, and when they asked whom the cake was for, I explained\u2026 and they were really, really touched, especially since my eldest is the same age as the birthday boy\u2026<\/p>\n

\u201cSo, baruch Hashem<\/em>, I wanted to do my part and get an assignment \u2013 and I succeeded,\u00a0 and had a wonderful family experience, to boot. Thank YOU for the privilege to be Linked to Life!\u201d<\/p>\n

Like to join? No matter what part of the globe you live in, SMS: 011 972 52 580 8936<\/p>\n

Ezer Mizion provides services to over 660,000 of Israel\u2019s population annually in addition to its Bone Marrow Registry which saves the lives of Jewish cancer patients the world over.<\/p>\n\"Facebook\"<\/a>\"twitter\"<\/a>\"pinterest\"<\/a>\"linkedin\"<\/a>\"mail\"<\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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