Twelve Weeks

Returning home from New Mexico from a Judah-less Thanksgiving spent with Alissa and Benji in New Mexico, I found new e mails from classmates of Judah's, and notes from friends asking us how we fared this year. We needed to change the scene for a few days.

Judah was in Israel for four years during medical school and would come home at Passover time, and winter break in January missing Thanksgiving. We were so happy to have Judah back home for Thanksgiving when he began his residency at Huntington Memorial in Pasadena. Seymour would be nostalgic for a New England Thanksgiving as he was a Connecticut native son. Judah obliged with his special pumpkin pie.

It was three years ago at Thanksgiving that he began to feel unwell and very tired. I miss his easy smile, "see you Ma"

M

Ten Weeks

Judah's name is being worn by his cousin Audrey as she is participating in a 100 mile bike ride to raise funds and awareness for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. Dave Nemetz is spear heading a steering committee for Project Yehudah (Project Yehuda.com). Our goal is to add as many people as possible to the stem cell donor registry. Judah was touched by the response to find a match for him. He would want every one to have the opportunity to have a good match if they should ever need it. We will be working with the City of Hope and the Gift of Life organization to test and register potential donors. As we are just forming this task force we welcome any one who wishes to participate.

Dave and I can be reached at ccjsla@aol.com

I love getting responses from old and new friends. I cry, I laugh, I treasure each one. I have a note from Judah written the week before he was intubated. He was too weak to talk, but he wanted to tell me not to cry. Its hard to adhere to his wish so I just cry a little , wipe my tears and re read your blogs.

Shabbat Shalom

Martha 

Nine Weeks

Jill Franklin had a baby! Mazal Tov Zoe Nemetz turned one!

The gardners have begun to fertilize the lawns for winter grass , the night sky presented a new moon. Thanksgiving will be here soon even though the stores are preparing for Christmas,

The beat goes on. and so it does!