Yarden was telling me recently about the amazing emails that have been pouring in about Stella. About her never-ending chesed (charity) work, about her friendship, and about her positive attitude and desire to help others. Yes, all of these are true. But I’ve been privy to another side of Stella’s personality that few people know,… Read More The Hockey-Stick Wielding Heroine
Last night I was honored to be part of a glorious event and a testament to one family’s love. I’ve worked for the last three years with Betzalel. Off and on, while making lunch in the kitchen or grabbing a coffee, we’ve chatted about our families, our backgrounds and our passions. Betzalel has often asked… Read More A Night to Sing for the Love of a Mother
Sometimes the most brilliant ideas are the simplest. A few weeks ago, a teenager in the neighborhood, Noam Shire, had the idea to make bracelets as a way to support Yarden’s upcoming ride. It was brilliant. And so an idea was born and the steps were quickly taken to make the idea become a reality.… Read More Banding Together
Last year in early October, Yarden said to Josh and me, with a twinkle in his eye, “I have an idea.” And when those four words come out of his mouth, you know you’re about to be in for an experience. And he started telling us about how he was going to ride – really… Read More The Dawning of a New Ride
It’s hard to believe that Stella has reached this point. Sometime in June, when all of this began, they were told over the phone that her scan didn’t look good. The doctor, however, didn’t want to talk about it over the phone and he scheduled a time for them to come in the next day.… Read More A New Beginning
Should you happen to see me on the street these days and to ask how I’m doing, here is my answer: This is Rivka Frankl. The same Rivka whose mother was told five months ago, as we sat in the oncologist’s office in Jerusalem, that she had inoperable, late stage stomach cancer. The same Rivka… Read More Believing in Miracles
Words fail me at the moment…but I feel the need to capture a tiny bit of our activities tonight on paper – or on cyber paper as you will. Yarden started his 12 hour long, one-man bike-athon tonight to raise money for families like his that have been struck by illness. He told us about… Read More Longing for a New Dawn
As a teacher, I’ve always impressed upon my students that their actions speak louder than their words. When I became a parent, I made this one of the cornerstones of my parenting. Your actions – not what you say – will reflect who you are and what you want to convey to others. Yarden Frankl’s… Read More Fight like Hell and Ride like the Wind
If the day could have begun with more knots, I would have been wrapped forever inside the blanket on my bed. Today was Stella‘s first day of chemotherapy and I was completely on edge last night and this morning, wondering what chemo was going to look like and feel like for her. Thank Gd, it… Read More Of Chemo and Concerts
