The Question Answered
By Melody Masha Pierson
Where do I belong? With whom do I belong? Certainly with my family But the children are grown and the relatives are dispersed or gone... Where do I belong? With friends who already belong somewhere with someone? Where do I belong in this world? Do I live ...
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Be Where You Are
By Melody Masha Pierson
"What am I supposed to be doing with my days? I cannot go to shul. I cannot come to class. Shopping and other activities are difficult. OK, the hairdresser is a necessity." I surely was not going to spend them just thinking about all the things I would ...
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A Yom Kippur Reflection
By Melody Masha Pierson
How was I going to stop doing these things when at this very moment of remorse, I was also filled with anger, toward myself and towards others who had harmed me?
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My Child
By Melody Masha Pierson
A Poem For Amanda... She is my child Beginning to paint her dreams Seeing in her mind's eye what is heart-felt. She is my child Putting her fingers on the strings of an instrument Pulling the music from her soul into a physical reality She is my child ...
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Just a Neighbor Down the Street
By Melody Masha Pierson
And here I stood sobbing over this plant and this card with my friend who had just come over for coffee. Why? How am I courageous? This woman has lived through so much more upheaval than I could imagine...
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My Rabbi Puts Me to Sleep
By Melody Masha Pierson
I have tried all the recommended sleep rituals the professionals suggest. Low lights, don't hang around in your bedroom until it's bedtime, take a bath, listen to soft music or nature sounds. Nope. Nada. None of that works. I am up...
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Uncle Hershey
By Melody Masha Pierson
I trusted him with my life, my world, my children and I thanked G‑d for Uncle Hershey all the time...
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Matchmaker, Matchmaker, Make Me a Match
By Melody Masha Pierson
When I found out I had been accepted into the Lung Transplant Program due to emphysema, one of the first things I did was re-write the lyrics to the song "Matchmaker"...
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Never Alone
By Melody Masha Pierson
I am one of the lucky ones. I may need a lung transplant and am entering a new decade, but I have friends in the here and in the now...
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A Call From Above
By Melody Masha Pierson
My number on the transplant list has jumped from seventh to fourth! The phone can ring at any time. The "call" can be in an hour, a day, a week or a month. I can't sleep. And I am not afraid...
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Melody Masha Pierson is a 51-year-old Jewish woman in Montreal, and member of the Chabad Montreal Torah Centre. She is the happy and grateful recipient of a new pair of lungs following a recent double lung transplant. It was her writing and Torah learning that provided her with the strength and faith to stay positive and productive through her challenging time.
