{"id":6587,"date":"2022-11-23T11:49:46","date_gmt":"2022-11-23T16:49:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ezermizion.org\/blog\/?p=6587"},"modified":"2022-11-23T11:58:05","modified_gmt":"2022-11-23T16:58:05","slug":"the-other-side-part-one","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ezermizion.org\/blog\/the-other-side-part-one\/","title":{"rendered":"The Other Side part one"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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A hospital stay: Loneliness, helplessness, fear<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

They were there. They lay in the hospital beds, or sat next to family members for long hospitalizations. They know exactly what it feels like \u2014 the paralyzing fear, the loneliness, and the helplessness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They know the importance of a sister\u2019s outstretched hand, accompanied by a genuine sense of partnership and the knowledge that even though you walk in the darkness \u2014 you are not walking alone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We turned to five volunteers who had been on the other side, on the dark, painful side, and who promised that the moment they were able to, they\u2019d help others \u2014 and then carried out their promise. We asked them to explain why it is so important to them to pay back everything they received.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Reut Hershko, 40, had cancer six years ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

She\u2019s married, with three children, When she grasped the severity of her illness, she was consumed by fear and uncertainty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vered, her friend who was working at Ezer Mizion, made the connection.  From that point, Reut\u2019s family became a part of the big Ezer Mizion family. That summer, they offered the Hershkos the opportunity to participate in the summer camp<\/a> earmarked for families with a member who has cancer. \u201cTo this day, the summer camp is the experience my children remember most from this period. It was simply amazing. Already then, as a participant in the summer camp as a cancer patient, I knew that I\u2019d recover and return to the camp as a volunteer. My son, too, who was 9 years old at the time, said that he would want to be a camp counselor. B\u2019ezrat Hashem<\/em> (with the help of G-d) , next year, he will be joining the volunteer staff.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ezer Mizion’s Summer Camp for Families dealing with Cancer<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

For Reut and her family, Ezer Mizion was a safe expanse  allowing for happiness and laughter. \u201cI know how much strength lies in Ezer Mizion\u2019s embrace. I decided that I want to pass it on further.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And today, that is precisely what Reut does. The moment she got better, she decided to recruit Kolmobil, her workplace, to join her in the volunteering. She drafted jeeps for the camp jeep trip<\/a>, and since then, she participates in that trip every year. The first time, three vehicles went out, and for the most recent retreat, 12 of the company\u2019s ATVs joined, taking cancer patients and their families out for a day of fun and \u201cextreme.\u201d They filled the vehicles with gifts and Kolmobil made sure to indulge them also with shake and ice-cream stations. The feeling of giving fills Reut with genuine pride. \u201cIt reminds me that I won the battle with cancer, and now I am here for others. I\u2019m proud to be a full giving partner in this superpower that goes by the name of \u2018Ezer Mizion\u2019!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Like to meet more of our volunteers who came from the \u2018other side\u2019? Stay tuned for next week\u2019s article.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\"Facebook\"<\/a>\"twitter\"<\/a>\"pinterest\"<\/a>\"linkedin\"<\/a>\"mail\"<\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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