Moshe’s Site

Hi,

Here is an update on Moshe. Baruch Hashem he is good. He had a temperature on Friday and was almost kept in hospital for Shabbos. The doctor gave him antibiotics to take home.

On Monday he had bloods, a chemo injection and radiotherapy. His haemoglobin is a bit low so he is having a blood transfusion now. Then off to Sandton Oncology for some quick radiotherapy and then home.

He is doing well. If he can get up in time we will PG go in to school on Wednesday and then there will be more radiotherapy. This is daily for the next six weeks and then back on a drip for chemotherapy in the hospital…..and so the road goes.

He has got a great spirit. He almost met the Manchester United team last week. Any keen soccer card collectors should call Moshe to swap with him.

Also you are welcome to check his website @ www.moshealtschuler.com He loves to read the messages on his site. Go in and have fun.

Take care

Love Jackie

Yesterday Moshe went in for bloods - the results were fair. Nupregen injection at home - to boost white blood cells - must continue. Mom did it on Thursday because our dear Doctor friend, Avron, was not in town to do it this time. Moshe was very brave. Anyone who needs lessons in bravery with needles talk to Moshe about some tips.

Then Friday morning arrived. Woops - slight temperature!!!!  ….Does this mean in hosptial for shabbos?????????? Oh no!!

Got all packed and ready with entertainment for the weekend and shabbos…

Moshe got to the hospital - met with all his hospital friends - Tal, William, Jaimee Lee… had his bloods done. And then finally met with the doctor - Wow. Moshe was NOT staying. What a relief.  Just some Augmentin and Moshe was saved.  Home with the family 4 Shabbos.  Yippee!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks to all the friends and family warming our lives with love, care and
davening. We feel surrounded in the most beautiful way.

Have a good shabbos.

B’ahava
With love
Ezra, Jackie and boys

Good day all,

Something happened yesterday which makes us very proud of our dear son Moshe.

Yesterday we received a call from Reach for a Dream South Africa. They called to tell us they had 2 tickets available to meet the Manchester United Soccer team (this is the team that Moshe supports in the English soccer league).

They wanted to give Moshe one of these tickets which is like gold. What an opportunity to meet these great players face to face and get his soccer kit signed by the whole Manchester team! Truly a great opportunity and a dream for sports-loving boys.

We mentioned it to Moshe and immediately his eyes lit up and got so excited.

We said Moshe would love to meet the team and asked when and where we should go to meet them.

The lady on the other side of the telephone line said, “4.30pm Friday afternoon at Monte Casino”. Yes, that time is 45 minutes before Shabbat comes in and Monte Casino is 35 minutes from our house!

Moshe immediately understood and said to us, “Ok, so I cant go because we cant get back before Shabbat. It really does not matter”. And with that he carried on with what he was doing beforehand.

He still continues to be a Manchester United supporter.

He truly continues to set an example to us of a wonderful and glowing Jew. SHEKOACH MOSHE!

Shabbat Shalom,

Love the Altschulers

Hi All,

It’s Wednesday night. Moshe is finishing this week’s heavy chemo at about midnight. He has done well although today he felt very nauseus. He is feeling better now and ate muffins dipped in milk.

The doctors gave us very good news yesterday. The results of the CT scan revealed that the small pieces of the malignant polyp that were left in the back of his nasal passage have with Hashem’s guidence melted away under the chemotherapy.

This was the first marker to evaluate the effectiveness of the chemo on Moshe’s condition. Thank God the chemo is working as was hoped and with the radiotherapy, the chemo and other treatments that follow, the doctors are hoping with Hashem’s help to cure the cancer and erase any chance of it returning.

We are ecstatic with this positive development and can only thank all of you for praying so hard and diligently for a refuah shleima for our Moshe.

This news strengthens our resolve and knowledge that it is through our prayers that Hashem is responding and giving a refuah shleima to Moshe.

Please continue to daven for our boy, Moshe Yair ben Beyla Tanya, for a refuah shleima as we can see that Hashem is listening to all of our prayers.

Thank you again.

Love
The Altschulers

Moshe filling up with popcorn and chemo

Moshe searching his website for messages left for him. Keep them coming…

Moshe’s school class all covering their heads in solidarity with him - now thats friendship and mencheskeid.

New pics from today:

New urgent craving…. celery!

Moshe our precious boy… let him be well be’ezrat Hashem.

Hi all,

Thanks for all the comments and emails. Moshe loves them and checks at least 3 times a day to see if messages were left for him. It’s great so please keep them coming.

Tomorrow (Monday) Moshe has his next heavy chemo session. He will be in for 3 or 4 days depending on how he is doing and we pray that he will have as few bad side effects as he has had during the last 3 heavy sessions.

After this week’s chemo we enter the 2nd phase of his treatment, i.e. radiotherapy. This will consist of 5 or 6 weeks of 5 - 10 minute sessions 5 days a week.

The radiotherapy is very different to the chemo and can have various side effects so please can we all continue to pray that Moshe will suffer no bad side effects in or after any of his future treatments, and that he may be granted a complete recovery, a refuah sheleima from Hashem.

Please remember to look at the Mitzvah programmes we have launched in the merit of a refuah sheleima for our dear Moshe. Please look at the links at the top right hand side of this page and click on the links below “Mitzvah Projects”.

A reminder, Moshe’s Hebrew name is Moshe Yair Ben Baila Tanya.

Thanks again for the incredible comfort you all continue to shower us with.

Love,
The Altschulers

Click on the “Comments” link below to leave a comment. Thanks!

Moshe with Alon Friedman, his mentor from the Chai Lifeline organisation.

He is so nice to Moshe and even took Moshe out for ice cream. Great organisation!

Moshe Carbo Loading on Rusks