{"id":6405,"date":"2022-05-24T12:05:10","date_gmt":"2022-05-24T16:05:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ezermizion.org\/blog\/?p=6405"},"modified":"2022-05-24T12:05:10","modified_gmt":"2022-05-24T16:05:10","slug":"vitamin-g","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ezermizion.org\/blog\/vitamin-g\/","title":{"rendered":"Vitamin G"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Giving makes the grumpiness go away<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Woke up in a grumpy mood today? We have a sure-fire cure. Works every time. It\u2019s a one-word recipe: Giving. Ask Shmuel and his wife, Batsheva. They are members of Ezer Mizion\u2019s Linked to Life, a  whatsappp network where rides and deliveries  are handled to ease the burden of the ill. It may be a ride to therapy for an elderly patient or procurement of forgotten meds for a Parkinsons patient visiting his children. Perhaps a desperately needed \u2018bankie\u2019 for a hospitalized toddler or delivery of blood samples needed asap. Often only seconds elapse before the response comes in from one of the thousands of Linked to Life members: I\u2019m on my way there and can pick it up in ten minutes<\/em>.  This time it was a woman in desperate need of a walker not available through any of the standard sources. No problem. A few phone calls to friends by Shmuel and Batsheva resulted in enough funds raised to purchase a new walker, perfect for her needs. Note the smile on Shmuel\u2019s face as he hand-delivers it to her door.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Battling cancer with puxxles<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Then there is Elad. He has a different name when dealing with Ezer Mizion\u2019s young cancer patients.  He is known as The Puzzle Man. There he is making his way with an immense pile of puzzles. Each child receives his choice and begins to work on it with Elad at his side cheering him on. The challenge takes their mind off the pain and fears they are dealing with and instills a feeling of confidence and accomplishment boosting their image of positivity.   The discipline and patience will spill over into his day by day battle with a monster named Cancer. The puzzle\u2019s triumphant completion acts as a metaphor for the victorious completion of treatment accompanied by the longed-for glorious announcement: REMISSION!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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If i can conquer that puzzle, i can conquer cancer, too!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Kofiko\u2019s smile is hidden deep inside his monkey costume. Children know him as a popular entertainer in Israel  and can hardly believe he is sitting right there with them in the hospital room whose walls are now reverberating with squeals and giggles.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Kofiko loves me!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Along with cancer\u2019s frightening medical repercussions, the dreaded disease brings with it a host of other challenges, and drains families\u2019 physical, emotional and financial resources. The Ezer Mizion Cancer Support Division offers cancer patients and their families comfort, love and support, as well as an array of services tailored to meet their unique needs: Oranit, Ezer Mizion\u2019s guest home for children with cancer and their families, is a beautiful home away from home for families battling the dreaded illness\u201cMikol Halev\u201d: From the Heart provides sick children with VIP visitors, parties, entertainers, gifts, computers, and games, and coordinates unique summer and winter retreats for cancer patients and their families.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Fun, fun and more fun! A powerful tool in fighting disease!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Vitamin G \u2013 Giving \u2013 one tablet a day puts a smile not only on the recipient\u2019s face but erases grumpiness and brings joy to the giver, too.<\/p>\n\"Facebook\"<\/a>\"twitter\"<\/a>\"pinterest\"<\/a>\"linkedin\"<\/a>\"mail\"<\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Woke up in a grumpy mood today? We have a sure-fire cure. Works every time. It\u2019s a one-word recipe: Giving. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8,905],"tags":[974,486,1595,1686,1685],"class_list":["post-6405","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-cancer-support-division","category-linked-to-life","tag-cancer-support","tag-giving","tag-giving-from-the-heart","tag-kofiko","tag-puzzle-therapy"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ezermizion.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6405","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ezermizion.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ezermizion.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ezermizion.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ezermizion.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6405"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ezermizion.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6405\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6411,"href":"https:\/\/ezermizion.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6405\/revisions\/6411"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ezermizion.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6405"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ezermizion.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6405"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ezermizion.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6405"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}