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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,