It was 3:45 a.m. and I sat behind the curtain, with Wendy her caregiver, in an Emergency Ward room. Sylvia had just been moved from one room to another and I believe she had had enough of that. Until then my Aunt’s breathing was difficult. The doctor told Wendy and I at 12: 35 a.m., [...]
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Ha’motzi on Melba Toast – An Avrum CJN ARticle
Thursday, 17 March 2011 She tells me that when she walks out of the shower and stares at her face in the mirror, she’s in disbelief. She says that somewhere, some time, 86 crept into her and took her history. “It’s gone,” she blurted out. I asked her to explain. We sat together on [...]
Happy Birthday Mom
Often women do not like to announce their age, so suffice it to say, on May 2, my mother turned an age older than 29 and younger than 81. Mazel tov, Mom. Between the two world wars, a little girl was born to Hinda and Moishe Chaim Flicht. They named her Gitel. She was Menashe’s [...]
Ode to Empty Nesters (CJN Article: April 6, 2010)
Many of my contemporaries are or have become empty nesters of late. I wrote this fictional piece in their honour. _________________________________________________________________________ For 25 years, I hadn’t known there were creaks in our home. The deafening noise of children playing and kids growing masked them. I am an empty nester and I am lost. Recently my [...]
When your child’s sleep changes
Any ideas on how to adjust, what to do, when your child wakes up in the middle of the night, or doesn’t really go to sleep in his bed? Have you dealt with this challenge? What causes it? What is a good way to encourage him to sleep in his bed? Any thoughts? Thanks
