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and real genius in how he relates to chil-
dren suffering," Schlussel says. "He helps
them find the strength and empower-
ment that gives them ability to fight and
extends their lives."
Schlussel said board members were
more than impressed by KKC. "There
was totally unanimous. recognition of
the quality of the program," he says.
Jewish Fund support has allowed
KKC to continue offering its classes free
to children and their families. In addi-
tion, the organization was able to hire
martial arts teacher Master Guru Jeffrey
Davidson to develop a curriculum and
help teach classes.
Rabbi Goldberg also brought on two
more supporters. David Techner of Ira
Kaufman Chapel in Southfield was
named Michigan chairman of KKC; Dr.
Susan Gardin of Southfield became the
group's program director. Dr. Gardin,
who holds a doctoral degree in public
health and master's degrees in health
education and pediatric physical therapy,
had just moved to Michigan from Los
Angeles, where she worked in a clinic for
severely disabled children. She wasn't
interested in a new job, she says.
"But then Rabbi Goldberg contacted
me, and I went to see one of his -classes
— and that was it."
Dr. Gardin joined up with Kids
Kicking Cancer because "it's an incredi-
ble gift ... to find in life an opportunity
where you wake up in the morning and
you really feel it is such a blessing to go
to work"
It's the children she works with who
make it a blessing.
"It's like soaring when you're with
them," she says. "You have a gift you can
give them — you're helping them and
their parents, because for a little while,
the parents can go and know their chil-
dren are with someone who cares for
them, and that gives them total peace of
mind. It's really a brachah (blessing) to
be in that kind of position."
Dr. Gardin says Rabbi Goldberg is
very focused in his work with the chil-
dren. "He exudes a tremendous amount
of warmth. They are drawn to him, and
he connects with them in a very special
way, and this enables him to be an
incredible healer."
While the classes include Christians,
Muslims and atheists, not a single child
has taken pause at the fact that their
teacher is a. rabbi. Although they know
he's a rabbi, "their connection to him is
as someone who deeply cares for them,"
Dr. Gardin says.
Finding Support
Kids Kicking Cancer found immedi-
ate support at Detroit's Children's
Hospital, says Rabbi Goldberg. He has
led a number of grand rounds to the
neuropsychology department there and
has trained many of the nurses on the
hospital's pediatric oncology floor.
The rabbi teaches several classes in
meditation, relaxation and imagery at
the Detroit Medical Center and at
William Beaumont Hospital in Royal
Oak, while also training others to teach
his methods. Soon, the program will
expand to St. John Hospital and
Medical Center in Detroit, C. S. Mott
Children's Hospital in Ann Arbor and
St. Joseph's Hospital in Pontiac.
"Empirical studies show that the
mind can heal the body," he says. "This
is not just something mystical; it is a
valuable tool for the medical practition-
er."
At KKC, any child who wants help
will receive it. The program begins by
providing a counselor who meets with
the family, including all the siblings
who might feel neglected because the
sick child receives so much attention.
Classes are offered to any family mem-
ber who wants to learn more about the
process — always at no charge.
Transportation also is provided and is
free. During the week, a counselor also
stays in touch with the family and, of
course, with the child himself, whether
he is at the hospital or at home.
- As he began to see the difference
KKC has made to families in metropoli-
tan Detroit, Rabbi Goldberg felt the
need to spread the program to other
children, helping them to use their
physical and spiritual powers to fight
cancer.
"Now I want to make this a national
program, and even international, too,"
he says:
That's what ultimately prompted him
to leave his position with Young Israel
of Southfield. As rabbi emeritus, he will
continue to teach a morning class at the
synagogue.
Rabbi Goldberg's goal is to raise $2.5
million for KKC. The idea of a national
organization is so new that there are no
specific plans as yet for raising funds,