A
Normal Life
for Shlomie
By:
Benjamin Eretz
“ I just want him to be
able to lead a normal life”. These were the tear-choked words
of eight-year old Shlomie’s father.
Shlomie’s parents, Rabbi G. and his wife, are generally on the receiving
end of tears. They are not used to tearfully pleading with people to help
them.
An American born couple whose idealism spurred them to make Aliya and
raise their family in Eretz Yisrael, Rabbi G. serves as a prominent
Mechanech who has been instrumental in helping countless kids at risk get
a second chance to succeed and excel. But now Rabbi G., and even more
importantly, his eight-year old son Shlomie, are begging for a second
chance.
A Rare Pediatric Neurological Condition
Shlomie was recently diagnosed with CSWS (continuous spike wave
syndrome), a rare pediatric neurological disease that strikes healthy
children between the ages of 1-11 years old. As time passes, the spike
wave damages areas of the brain while the child sleeps and potentially lowers
his IQ by 5 points every passing year. Without intervention, a child
degenerates into a state of autism and at times even total lack of
communication and possibly worse. To better understand how rare this case
is; one of the leading medical centers in the
United States
has only seen
12 such cases in the past 20 years.
It is imperative that Shlomie receive medical intervention immediately.
Otherwise his condition will progressively degenerate to the point where
he will chalila become incurable and unreachable.
The greatest specialists at hospitals such as The Cleveland Clinic, UCLA, Miami, Texas, Mayo Clinic, NYU
Medical Center and numerous others have been pouring over Shlomie’s
medical charts and brain scans trying to devise a surgery that will allow
him to once more be the happy, thriving child that he was before tragedy
struck and he was diagnosed with CSWS.
It
will be a long haul, but as soon as it is determined which hospital is
best equipped to undertake the very complex, still experimental surgery
that will with G-d’s help give Shlomie a new lease on life,
Shlomie will begin to undergo what is estimated
to be a protracted hospital stay.
Shlomie’s
parents have been left with no choice other than to beseech
good-hearted Jews to help them try to ensure a normal life for their
child.
What
can a couple with a large family, limited resources and exorbitant
medical expenses do to pay for the enormous costs?
Beg
for funds.
For further info.
please call 732.239.7778 |
As
Shlomie’s condition deteriorates there is nothing standing in the way of
Shlomie’s possible cure and potential to lead a normal life other
than money. Please
help Shlomie have a chance to
be a normal kid again. With a tear in his eye, Rabbi G., keeps on
reiterating, “I just want Shlomie to be able to lead a normal
life.”
Please
help Shlomie regain the gift of health and lead a normal life by donating on line at
or send
your tax deductible donation payable to:
“CBJ – SHLOMIE’S
FUND” to:
Lakewood:
Rabbi
Simcha Bunim Cohen
37 5th Street,
Lakewood,
NJ
08701.
Chicago:
Rabbi Zev Cohn,
2949 W Coyle Avenue
Chicago,
IL
60645
Milwaukee:
Rabbi Michel Twerski
3100 52nd Street
Milwaukee,
WI
53216
Miami:
Rabbi Ephraim Shapiro
1265 NE 171 Terrace
N Miami Beach
FL
33621
Five Towns:
Rabbi
Aryeh Zev Ginsberg,
7 Derby Avenue
Cedarhurst,
NY
11516
Monsey:
Rabbi Labish Becker,
2Algonquin Cir.
Monsey,
NY
10952
Brooklyn:
Rabbi Mordecai Twerski
2905 Avenue K
Brooklyn,
NY
11210
Baltimore:
Rabbi Tzvi Schur,
3704 Menlo Drive
Baltimore,
MD
21215
Appeals in
your Shul would be welcome.
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