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Melody Masha Pierson

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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.

The Question Answered Poem

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...

The Jewish Woman » Readers Write » Poetry » Poems about Expression

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 ...

The Jewish Woman » Readers Write » Writing » Our Lives

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?

The Jewish Woman » Readers Write » Writing » Reflections

My Child Poem

By Melody Masha Pierson

She is my child Beginning to paint her dreams Seeing in her mind's eye what is heart-felt.

The Jewish Woman » Readers Write » Poetry » Poems about Parenting

Just a Neighbor Down the Street Story

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...

The Jewish Woman » Women's Narrative » Personal Stories » Dealing with Challenge

My Rabbi Puts Me to Sleep Humor

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...

The Jewish Woman » Readers Write » Writing » Humor

Uncle Hershey Story

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...

The Jewish Woman » Women's Narrative » Personal Stories » Life Lessons

Matchmaker, Matchmaker, Make Me a Match Story

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"...

The Jewish Woman » Women's Health & Concerns » Genetics & Disease

Never Alone Story

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...

The Jewish Woman » Women's Narrative » Personal Stories » Dealing with Challenge

A Call From Above Story

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...

The Jewish Woman » Women's Narrative » Personal Stories » Dealing with Challenge

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