Archive for August, 2009

Chemo is over!

Monday, August 24th, 2009

What great news… no more chemo. Change in protocol. What a great surprise when we got to the hospital.

CT scan done instead today.. Still waiting for results. B”H in the morning will get them.

Life will B”H go on now…

Gorgeous pics of Moshe from Camp Simcha.

Love Jackie

More photos from Camp Simcha

Thursday, August 20th, 2009

This is a shared Snapfish album, all pics of Moshe at Camp Simcha. Click on the link and you will be able to view the album in a new browser window.

Don’t forget to leave a message for Moshe to welcome him back home!

Moshe at camp Simcha: Click here to view!

Camp Simcha is the best!

Friday, August 14th, 2009

Moshe is having the MOST awesome time ever. Camp Simcha is everything possible that a kid could want to do in the whole world – all in one place.  I cannot even begin to describe. When Moshe comes home he will give a complete report.

The chesed at Camp Simcha is just unbelievable. The fun is unimaginable.

Enjoy the pics, we’ll post more when Moshe gets back.

Alon (Moshe’s counsellor, from Chai Lifeline) has the Adidas cap.

Lots of love,
Jackie & Ezra

Camp Simcha

Sunday, August 9th, 2009
Moshe and Alon at the airport ready to go to Camp Simcha. Can you belive Moshe even took his uni-cycle. Such fun.  Little brother Akiva with them to say farewell.
Moshe and Alon at the airport ready to go to Camp Simcha.
Can you believe Moshe even took his uni-cycle. Such fun.
Little brother Akiva with them to say farewell.

Can you believe. One last chemo b’ezrat Hashem and baruch Hashem we’ll be done.

Hashem has blessed us enormously. Thank you.

Moshe has stayed away from school and anyone not in our family this term - to  keep clear of the mumps and swine flu. One special friend even went and got tested to check if he had immunity to mumps. Can you believe he did not have immunity. Shame – they could not play together. Moshe has been quarantined to keep him well. Bh it worked. We wanted Moshe to go off to Camp Simcha – ‘germ free’ so that he would not spread anything onto the other kids with cancer at the camp – many of whom could have a lower immunity than Moshe.

So Moshe is at Camp Simcha right now – he has been there three and a half days. He flew with his Chai Lifeline counselor, Alon Friedman. Moshe and Alon are having the time of their lives. They were met at the airport by the Camp Simcha team who had with them pizzas, chocolates and sweets (sure, drinks too) for all the kids and their counselors who arrived at the airport at that time. Camp sounds awesome… vending machines with drinks and chocolates and sweets on tap. Arcade Games……Chai Lifeline is unbelievable. The chesed is just amazing. Thank you to Chai Life line and Camp Simcha. Please google Camp Simcha and Chai Lifeline and see what they are upto.  We are awestruck!

Moshe b”H returns after 2 weeks of fun. Recovers from the jet lag and then the very last chemo. Please continue to daven for a complete recovery.

Thank you each and everyone for everything. Really Hashem has sent an army to care, daven and to be with us in this difficult time.

Thank you, everyone, and take care.
Ezra, Jackie, Daniel, Benji, Akiva and Levi

Daddy Ezra and Moshe having a special time.
Look how much hair Moshe has. Do you think he will ever cut it?
When?????! It is still so soft and fluffy.
Cute.

Camp Simcha here I come!

Friday, August 7th, 2009

B”H Hashem has been good to us. Moshe had his 2nd last chemo. Amazing. Let us pray for good health for everyone, and a refuah shleima for all. :-)

Moshe has been doing home schooling for the last few weeks. We are trying to keep him away from Mumps and all this flu. He is also getting ready for Camp Simcha in New York. Two weeks of the most fun ever with other kids whoa lso have cancer. 100 kids and 100 counsellors. Specialist oncologists to keep a close check on the kids and to give chemo to those who need. Doctors, Chefs who cater to whatever they desire. Camp Simcha is like 2 weeks of Purim. Moshe is going with Alon Friedman, his consellor from South Africa.

When Moshe comes back he will have his LAST chemo. What a ride… B”H all will be well.

Thanks to all of you for your care and support. This has been a huge year. Lfe’s experiences can make us happy or sad, laugh or cry, feel pain or joy. Let us share G-d willing in MANY simchas - to double the simcha -  and when we must share in sad painful times let the pain be halved over and over.

Thanks again for all your sharing and caring. Shabbat shalom!

Love,

Ezra, Jackie and the boys