It’s 5 AM on the first day of school. Yes I am awake. My brain, in theory, knows I should be. I’m sitting outside and it’s so beautiful. The heat has lifted overnight. The moon is high and I can see Orion‘s belt. One loan...
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From the day I told my kids that my cancer had come back, a weighted cloud of anxiety has hung over our household. Although I have been doing well with chemotherapy and feeling more myself between treatments, I can tell that my kids, although still...
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It wasn’t a tough sell for either of us to join forces and work with Chai Lifeline Canada. Manny and I are similar in that we like to be part of the community and help where needed. Understanding the work that Chai Lifeline Canada offers to patients...
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Hi all! My name is Nechama Dubrawsky and I have been the Chai Lifeline event coordinator for over a year now! From all the work I’ve done, being a part of the Chai lifeline family, and witnessing the incredible work they do on a daily basis...
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In Tehillim (Psalms), David Hamelech, King David, writes, “The world is built upon kindness” (89, 3). This phrase is the foundation of my being. The foundation I grew up with as the daughter of parents and granddaughter to grandparents who constantly gave to our community...
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It was the summer of 2016 and my wife Mindy was diagnosed with Gallbladder Cancer. A close friend, who had recently undergone her own battle with Cancer, asked if she could contact Chai Lifeline on our behalf. I must admit, I had never heard of...
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As you may know, I joined the Chai Lifeline Canada team at the beginning of this year. While I was familiar with the important work that Chai Lifeline does for families affected by illness before I began working at Chai, I truly grasped the impact...
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Every dream has a beginning. Every story has a start. This is my dream and my story. My name is Naomi Hofman and I am the volunteer coordinator for Chai Lifeline, Montreal. At present, we service over 100 hundred families, all with varied needs- providing dinners, volunteer...
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TEAM LIFELINE MAKES IT EASY FOR BOTH THE NOVICE AND EXPERIENCED ATHLETE. Spring is the air and finally the weather is getting nicer. Kids are outside riding their bikes, playing in the parks and people are out walking and running after a long winter, finally excited to...
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[caption id="attachment_3958" align="alignright" width="415"] The GURU (second from right) and family at the Team Lifeline Miami Marathon January 2018[/caption] Children remind us what it’s like to be happy with the simple things in life. Back in the summer of 2016 I partook in a Chai Lifeline...
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