moments The Michigan Institute for Neurological Disorders is proud to introduce Dr. Lauren Aymen. Dr. Aymen is a neurologist and headache medicine specialist who has joined us as the Director of the Headache Center. MARCH 21, 2018 Amy and Adam Ostroff of West Bloomfield are delighted to announce the birth of their daugh- ter, Ella Shir. Welcoming her with love are big brothers Ari and Etai. Also sharing in their joy are grandparents Ron and Phyllis Ostroff of Birmingham, Saba and Safta Richard and Julie Macwan of Nazareth lllit, Israel. Ella is named in loving memory of her great-grandmother Helen Lankin, a Holocaust survivor. Ostroff MARCH 14. 2018 Stern Are there alternative treatment options if patients would like to avoid prescription medications? I see several patients who have had either difficulty tolerating medications or are not interested in starting any prescription medications. There are several alternative options including vitamin supplementation, lifestyle modifications, craniosacral therapy and procedures that can be done to help reduce an overactive nervous system without causing intolerable side effects. In addition, there are several options for pregnant patients with headache to help manage headache throughout pregnancy. When headaches are impacting a person’s ability to perform activities of daily living, patients should seek treatment from a physician. My goal is to develop an effective treatment plan for patients so that headaches are not preventing them from missing out on their lives. CONTACT US TODAY TO MAKE YOUR APPOINTMENT! Farmington Hills 28595 Orchard lake Road, Suite 200 Farmington Hills, MI 48334 248-553-0010 www.mindonline.com 54 April 19 • 2018 jn Katie and Michael Stern of Minneapolis, Minn., are thrilled to announce the birth of their son, Ethan Drew (Yaakov Aitan). Welcoming him with love is his big sister, Madeline “Maddy” Reese. Sharing in their joy are grandparents Carol Karbal Blender, Anita and Dennis Blender, Tobi and Gary Cooper, Cheryl and Allen Stern, and great-grandmother Esther Liwazer. Ethan Drew is named in loving memory of his maternal great- grandparents Eleanor and David Blender, paternal great-grandfather Jack Horowitz and maternal great-grandmother Arleen Karbal. Lillian Berger (Lila Malka), daughter of Liz and Jon Berger, is a sixth-grader at the American International School in Israel. She began her Jewish education at Gan Berger HaYeled at Adas Israel in Wash- ington, D.C., where she spent three years before moving with her family to Lithuania. Lillian has lived in Israel for the last five years. She will be called to the Torah at Hod ve Hadar in Kfar Saba, Israel on Saturday, April 21, 2018. In addi- tion to sharing her simchah with her sister Eve and her parents, Lillian is thrilled that her grandparents Don and Arleen Rochlen of Birmingham, and Arthur and Barbara Berger of Bethesda, Md., aunts, uncles, cous- ins and many friends are all travel- ing to Israel to celebrate with her. For her mitzvah project, Lillian is volunteering at Leket Israel, an organization dedicated to distribut- ing healthy, surplus food to needy families. Lily Bella Cassel, daughter of Jennifer and John Cassel, will chant from the Torah and lead the congregation as she becomes a bat mitzvah at Temple Kol Ami in West Cassel Bloomfield, on Saturday, April 21, 2018. She is the granddaughter of Dr. Mel and Nena Chudnof, and Carl and Ovalene Cassel. Her older brother, Jacob, will proudly partici- pate in her ceremony. Lily is a seventh-grade student at Walnut Creek Elementary in Commerce Township. For her mitz- vah project, she is volunteering at Yad Ezra, the kosher food pantry in Berkley. continued on page 56