{"id":5193,"date":"2019-11-20T13:25:31","date_gmt":"2019-11-20T18:25:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ezermizion.org\/blog\/?p=5193"},"modified":"2020-03-11T10:02:43","modified_gmt":"2020-03-11T14:02:43","slug":"real-livesreal-peoplereal-families","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ezermizion.org\/blog\/real-livesreal-peoplereal-families\/","title":{"rendered":"Real Lives\u2026Real People\u2026Real Families"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"RH19<\/a>
G-d was certainly watching over me…<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cIt all started with a government contract in 2013 that required a complex background check, including detailed physical exam. I am the owner of commercial cleaning company\u201d, says RK. \u201cOf course, I wanted to dot every \u2018i\u2019 on this very lucrative deal. The physical was a bit of a problem since my doctor was not available. So I went to the sub who refused to fill out the form without an exam. I noticed the doctor becoming agitated as he listened to my heart. Well, there was good reason for his agitation.\u00a0\u00a0 It turned out that I had a heart condition that required open heart surgery. Pretty scary to think this never would have been discovered if I hadn\u2019t received that contract.\u00a0 Halfway through the post-surgery recovery period, I began feeling chest pains. My heart was checked and found to be fine but my blood was not. What\u2019s going on, I thought to myself.\u00a0 In April the blood work had been fine, now in July suddenly not? So there in the midst of recovering from open heart surgery, I was found to have AML. Isn\u2019t there some rule about not hitting a guy when he\u2019s down?\u00a0\u00a0 Later on, I was told that I probably had had leukemia<\/strong> for a while but it was held in check. The open heart surgery most likely caused it to develop and spread.<\/p>\n

\"RH<\/a>
Without Ezer Mizion, this ultimate in joy never would have been<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Only a stem cell transplant<\/strong> could save me. Thank G-d, Ezer Mizion found a match for me. The cells would be transported from Israel to my hospital in Chicago. Just one problem. There was a major snowstorm in Chicago at the time. If my cells didn\u2019t get here within that small window of time, we\u2019d have to start all over. You can imagine how much I prayed. Well, they made it and I\u2019m fine now and hope to remain so for many years. After the transplant<\/strong>, my blood became AB positive, a type mosquitoes don\u2019t like- a great side benefit. \u201c<\/p>\n

PG and his wife are two balls of energy, speaking in front of an audience of hundreds. It wasn\u2019t long ago that there were no jokes, no smiles. P had visited his doctor regarding recurring sinus infections. They were easy to cure but the cancer that was discovered during the comprehensive physical was not. \u201cI needed a bone marrow transplant<\/strong> to survive and things didn\u2019t look good. Well, I have a new brother now. We met recently. It is Yoni\u2019s blood that is now coursing through my veins. That makes him my blood brother, right? We\u2019ve become very close even though he lives in Israel<\/strong> and I live in the US. We try to spend quality time with each other whenever possible. There\u2019s nothing I wouldn\u2019t do for him. After all, he gave me my life.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"DONATE-TODAY-BUTTON-3\"<\/a><\/p>\n

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