My name is Miriam, and Im 9 years old. Yesterday I went to visit my fathers kever for his shloshim. These are things I never knew about before, and I still cant believe it really happened to me.
Visiting Abba’s Kever
Abba got sick just about two years ago. He wasnt feeling well for a while, and on Erev Pesach, he had to go to the hospital. We had our Seder alone with Imma, not knowing that Abba was having a very dangerous surgery at the same time. I was only 7 years old then, so no one told me that it was a nes that he survived the operation, and that the 22 months that he lived after that were all a miracle. I only heard about that by the Shiva, when my Imma was talking with her friends who came to cheer her up.
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I just assumed that Abba would get better- and for a while, it did seem like he was getting stronger. I never imagined that Abba wouldnt be here with us on Purim, or that this Pesach, well be alone with Imma again- only this time with Abba in Shamayim, not in the hospital. I kind of just assumed that hed get better, like most people do when they are sick. Only old people die, and my Abba wasnt old!
I hear lots of scary talk in my home- people talking to my mother about money and the future. And that makes me worry a lot. If Abba is gone, and Imma has to take care of us all on her own, who will make sure we have enough money to buy the things we need?
Yesterday, a close friend came to talk to my Imma about getting therapy for us kids. My older sister said she doesnt want to go if its going to cost money, since we dont have much money now that Abba is gone.
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Are we really poor now?
Please help our family! I dont want to become one of those poor orphan girls I read about in books
Thank you for your help, and may you never have such sad things happen to you.
Miriam
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Miriams parents, R Avraham Meir ZL and Baila (Belinda) Levy, are products of Aish and Eyaht. Originally from NY and Toronto, they met and married in Israel, where they raised a beautiful family of 6 children, ages 12 to 3. Unfortunately, Avraham Meir was stricken with a very aggressive cancer, and after a heroic 22 month battle, he returned his soul to his Creator on Tu BShvat.
The Levys savings were depleted from Avraham Meirs illness, and they have no relatives who can help them in a substantial way. Therefore, the Beitar Illit Kupat Tzedaka encourages donors to give generously, as the need is great.
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