Health, Illness and Healing

“It’s just not the same anymore without him . . .” She bows her head. I nod in agreement, but inside I’m singing.

I place one foot in front of the other, and I walk forward into an uncertain future that contains moments of both pleasure and pain. This act takes courage...

My number on the transplant list has jumped from seventh to fourth! The phone can ring at any time. The "call" can be in an hour, a day, a week or a month. I can't sleep. And I am not afraid...

Though motivated by an inner love and a sense of concern for the spiritual health of one's fellow, these rebukes often come in the form of a pricking needle

She walked out of the room. Halfway down the hallway she stopped and stood motionless as if confronting an invisible wall

Her EEG was totally flat, indicating zero brain activity. A pacemaker made her heart beat artificially and a respirator made her lungs breathe artificially...

At the conclusion of the voyage, the doctor asked the rebbe to forgive him for having been the cause of his illness. “You, the cause of my illness?” asked the rebbe in amazement.

Did anyone notice how, though they sat on separate chairs not touching, they sat as close as two people could without touching?

The sole method we had for giving blood was a direct transfusion from one person to another.

I was in the ER because G-d wanted me there, and I was sick for a good reason, even if I didn’t understand that reason.