{"id":4861,"date":"2019-02-20T12:28:28","date_gmt":"2019-02-20T17:28:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ezermizion.org\/blog\/?p=4861"},"modified":"2019-02-20T12:28:28","modified_gmt":"2019-02-20T17:28:28","slug":"a-small-drinka-big-thank-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ezermizion.org\/blog\/a-small-drinka-big-thank-you\/","title":{"rendered":"A Small Drink\u2026A Big Thank You"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Hot meals delivered to family members at the bedside of the seriously ill<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

It was a normal day. Just like every other Wednesday. Miriam* got the kids off to school, straightened out the house, put in a load of laundry and then left for her volunteer job<\/strong> delivering hot meals to families spending hours at a hospital bedside.\u00a0 Sometimes it\u2019s an elderly parent who is ill, sometimes it\u2019s a spouse or a small child. For the caretaker<\/strong>, the hours are lonely and filled with angst. Vital decisions have to be made and the caretakers<\/strong> are drained, running on empty.\u00a0 Their faces light up when Miriam arrives in the Ezer Mizion uniform bearing a hot, nutritious meal spiced with a warm, compassionate smile. Knowing that someone cares makes all the difference. It gives them strength to \u2018be there\u2019 for the patient, strength to deal with the myriad of logistics, strength to continue for another day.<\/p>\n

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Caring volunteers delivering hot, nutritious meals at hospitals throughout Israel<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Miriam\u2019s deliveries went very smoothly today. There was time for a break before heading home to meet her son\u2019s bus. She headed to the hospital<\/strong> cafeteria to purchase a cool, refreshing drink. As she approached the cash register to pay, she was told by a smiling clerk that her drink was already paid for.<\/p>\n

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\u201cHuh? What do you mean? I didn\u2019t pay yet.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cNo but that man over there paid for it.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Completely puzzled, Miriam turned to the man at the nearby table. \u201cThank you but do you mind telling me why you paid for my drink?\u201d<\/p>\n

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Nutritious meals prepared attractively to boost the spirits of family members dealing with serious illness<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cI see by your uniform that you are from Ezer Mizion. My family and I have been receiving Ezer Mizion meals for weeks.\u00a0 You have no idea what the meals and warm words of sympathy from your team mean to us. I couldn\u2019t resist the opportunity to express our appreciation and give back a little bit\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n

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Miriam smiled at him and wished him well. Then she walked, no, not walked \u2013 she\u00a0 floated – towards her car. Appreciation can do that to you.\u00a0 Even before she turned on the ignition, she sent an email to her fellow Ezer Mizion volunteers<\/strong> so that they, too, will fully understand what it is they do each week.<\/p>\n

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The bright spot in the day when a caring volunteer arrives with food for the body and nutrition for the soul.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Her story will be added to the many other stories like the time a group of people at a hospital emergency room, including a maintenance man working nearby, clapped and clapped as slightly embarrassed volunteer<\/strong> approached. And the story of the man who had just given a generous donation the night before and then found himself in the hospital<\/strong> caring for his young son, now the recipient of the chessed he had donated for. Story after story\u2026meal after meal\u2026Ezer Mizion is always there when it hurts.<\/p>\n

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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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