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Be'er Sheva, Israel
Being a doula, I regularly witness miracles. I see blood, sweat and tears, and at the same time, euphoric joy and awe. I help birth babies. I'm also an established orchestra musician, and a religious Zionist. In May 2007 I almost died. I had hernia surgery, and developed an infection 4 days later. It progressed to Necrotizing Faciitis (NF) and I landed in the ICU on a respirator. I woke up from the coma, slowly understanding that I had serious body damage, but everyone was glad to see me alive. Slowly the implications sunk in. While in hospital, my SIL started a website hosted by CaringBridge.org to inform friends and family of progress. When I came home, I took over writing. The posts were filled with blood, sweat, fears, and many tears. It started to feel like I was blogging, rather than simply disseminating information on my well being. This blog was born, about the next phase of healing. The original illness is over, but in the aftermath, I am fighting more rare diseases, and needing more surgeries. There are elements of illness-induced loneliness and pain, as well as plenty of faith and hope. I invite you to join me on my journey!

Sunday, January 22, 2012

Sunday afternoon Hip-hop

Shifra came home today from her "hip-hop" dance class, and she went straight to the computer to find the song they were dancing to. SHe found it, put the volume up, and started showing me her moves.

I danced along.
Of course, my hip doesn't hop like hers, but I improvised.
Three more songs and we were still dancing and having a blast.

It's not all gloom and doom, really!

5 comments:

  1. What a sweet moment. Thanks for sharing!)
    Robert

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  2. thank g-d for your special dancing partner for the day! rochel.

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  3. Good for you!
    Edna

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  4. That's what daughters are for-to keep our spirits high-enjoy her.
    Tzippi

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