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Learning to Live With Paralysis
Tovy Mann
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Learning to Live with Fragile Bones  
Tovy Mann
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Dealing with an Enchondroma Tumor
Tovy Mann
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Dealing with a Type of Mitochondrial Disease   
Tovy Mann
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Dealing with Migraines 
Chaya Rosen
Fruits of Kindness
Fruits of Kindness 
A bus ticket, a care package, a haircut — the items were small, the caring behind them enormous. A small seed sprouted and grew tall. Twenty readers share acts of giving
Family First Readers
Free Fall
Jumping Into Freefall: An Author Looks Back
Freefall took me 12 months — and 25 years — to write. Now that it’s over, while other old and new responsibilities bang at my door, I’ll ignore the knocking for a bit and share a short retrospective on life during Freefall
Miriam Stark Zakon
Free Fall
Freefall: Chapter 55
The colonel’s lips were a straight, unsmiling line. “Not German, Freed. They need someone who speaks Yiddish”,
Miriam Stark Zakon
DIY
Succos Hoopla 
No jumping through hoops necessary to make these gorgeous succah decorations
Esti Vago
DIY
You Can DIY It, Too
Migraines are severe headaches that cause intense pain. They are often accompanied by nausea, vomiting, and extreme sensitivity to light, sound, smell, and touch Gila is twelve years old and lives in Philadelphia. She’s a charming, happy-go-lucky social butterfly. She loves spending time with her friends, especially playing jump-rope and ball games, swimming, horseback riding and
Nechama Kovitz
What I Reaped
Cool It
On Succos, we gather our crops, reflect on our harvest. In life, we gather our experiences, appreciate what we’ve gained
Rivki Silver
What I Reaped
Sweet Endings
On Succos, we gather our crops, reflect on our harvest. In life, we gather our experiences, appreciate what we’ve gained
Chana Marcus
Connection Everywhere: Yom Kippur Theme 5783
Istanbul Airport: Yom Kippur 5772
“Please come with me,” she begged. “It’ll be a one-time thing — and the trip won’t last more than 24 hours”
Sarah Pardes
Connection Everywhere: Yom Kippur Theme 5783
A Nursing Home in Yerushalayim: Yom Kippur 5761
It wouldn’t be easy to both fast and care for my father the entire day. So, the zechus of the mitzvah fell on me
Sarah Pardes
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Dealing with Three Different Diagnoses

Yoel Simcha enjoys playing hockey, board games, making up jokes, and spending time with friends

By Chaya Rosen

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Dealing with Severe Atopic Dermatitis

There are treatments to try and relieve AD, but there is no cure

By Chaya Rosen

Hidden Heroes
Hidden Heroes  Part 6/6: Dealing with Crohn’s 

There is no cure for Crohn’s, but the disease can be kept under control with diet and medications and sometimes surgery

By Chaya Rosen

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Part 4 of 6: Dealing with BPD 

“You can be happy even if you’re different, and you can still experience incredible simchas chayim even if you’re not perfectly healthy”

By Chaya Rosen

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Dealing with Diabetes: part 3 of 6     

Kids with type 1 diabetes monitor their blood sugar with finger-pricks and a tiny device (glucometer)

By Chaya Rosen