Family Caregivers
This is a prayer to be said on behalf of those family members and friends who have taken on the task of daily caregiving of another…
Read articleFor a Loved One’s Cancer Treatment
Another prayer in a series of prayers that follow the cancer journey. These prayers appear in my book Jewish Prayers of Hope and Healing. Options for adapting this prayer…
Read articleLiving with Medical Uncertainty
Last week I posted a “Cancer Anniversary” prayer. I received many responses. Several readers, each facing metastatic disease, wrote asking for a different prayer, one for…
Read articleCancer Anniversary
This prayer is for all who are marking an anniversary of being cancer free. Having fought the battle – the one you’ve won that others lost…
Read articleFor My Children as I Enter Hospice Care
This is prayer of contemplation and love for a difficult moment that forces a family to recognize the fragility of life and inevitability of death. It…
Read articleFor A Critically-Ill Sister or Brother
This is a healing prayer for siblings, structured like my prayer “For a Critically-Ill Mother.” My prayer “For a Critically-Ill Child” has a decidedly different structure and…
Read articleCancer Fear
I wrote this prayer after my doctor strongly suggested a third prostate biopsy. Fortunately, I was also able to write “After News of a Clean Biopsy”…
Read articleFor Superman Sam and His Family
Superman Sam has relapsed. As his mom wrote: “His ninja leukemia is so very strong.” They’re nearing the end. At various times during the Sommer’s journey, various…
Read articleAfter News of a Clean Biopsy
The results of my third prostate biopsy brought good news yesterday evening, a clean report. This is a quick prayer to be said after receiving the news…
Read articleWaiting for a Pre-Diagnosis Biopsy and Results
Last week I had my third prostate biopsy. The waiting begins again. I’ve heard the phrase “you’re too young for these numbers” about my PSA in every possible…
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