Health & Fitness

RETIREMENT LIVING

"It's wonderful
to be surrounded
by friends."

Chai from page B5

"I was lonely at home;
I missed laughter. My
move to The Park at
Trowbridge was a
wonderful experience.
The entire community
is warm and gracious,
and I was welcomed
like royalty. I like
everything about The
Park at Trowbridge
— the wonderful staff,
food, transportation,
entertainment, friends
and neighbors. And now
I can choose to be by
myself or surrounded
by friends. I've never
had it so good."

Masada was a highlight of Chai Lifeline's "Wish at the Wall" trip to Israel for
former Detroiter Andrea Gordon and daughter Ellen.

Gordon said.
As a high school sophomore, Ellen
juggles normal teen experiences like
driver's education and prom with days
that she must undergo heavy doses
of medication to keep her illness in
remission.
"With Chai Lifeline, I feel like I'm
never alone she said. "Even though
some of the kids have different ill-
nesses than me, they still understand
what I am going through."

More Family Ties
Brian and Sharon Goldberg of
Ypsilanti were referred to Chai Lifeline
when their son Zackery, then 2, was
diagnosed with Wilms tumor, a cancer
of the kidney.
"They were helpful to us',' Sharon
said. The case worker would call regu-
larly from Chicago. They always send
birthday balloons to Zach, now 6, and
his sisters, ages 9 and 12, and gifts for
Chanukah.
In addition, the agency provided
money for household help and treated
them to a family retreat weekend in
upstate New York and family weekends
in Chicago, where they could bond
with those in similar circumstances.
Ilya and Tonya Bromberg of Oak
Park are grateful to Chai Lifeline for
helping their daughter, Libya, 17, who

was born with cerebral palsy.
Liliya is looking forward to another
summer at Camp Simcha Special, one
of two camps Chai Lifeline runs for
children with serious and chronic ill-
nesses. "I get so excited:' Liliya said,
the fervor palpable in her voice. "The
camp is unbelievable."
As an example of efforts to meet the
needs posed by an individual family,
the agency pays for Liliya's therapeu-
tic yoga classes, sends holiday and
birthday gifts and stepped in when her
wheelchair was broken.
A lifeline for Liliya is keeping in
touch through e-mail with friends
made at camp, including girls' head
counselor Rivky Schwartz, who
grew up in Oak Park, received her
master's in education from Marygrove
College in Detroit and taught at the
Norma Jean and Edward Meer Early
Childhood Development Center of
Yeshiva Beth Yehudah in Southfield.
"I love my job," said Schwartz, who
now lives in New York and sometimes
visits Liliya on trips home to see fam-
ily and friends. A highlight, she said,
was when Liliya spoke in front of the
entire camp.
"Once I thought I was too sensi-
tive for this work:' Schwartz said. But,
"We're the ones who put the smiles on
the kid's faces." ❑

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