In our daily lives we read and hear about all sort of fundraising, all for good causes.
It feels a lot different when the event or activity is sponsored by your employer or loved ones.
In a span of 3 weeks (from last week to the next 2 weeks) I have encountered and will encounter 3 wonderful and heart warming acts of kindness and support.
First event was a week ago. Inbal's high school friend from Needham, Lindsey, ran the Boston marathon for the first time (26.2 miles !!!) as a charity for Dana Farber. She never ran anything like a marathon. Nevertheless, she trained, raised a lot of money and made it through. We both told each other "you are my hero", each for his/her own marathon. It was moving and touching to watch her running by as we cheered her at mile 18.
The second event will be the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation 5K walk/run event in Boston on May 10th.
I was overwhelmed by Orbotech's decision to sponsor this event in my honor.
In the course of our lives we are asked to take part in all sort activities, as well as contribute money and time.
This is the first time that I find myself asking others to do something that is directly related to my life, which is to support the research for Multiple Myeloma (MM).
Interestingly enough, the team of doctors who are taking care of me at the Dana Farber Cancer Institute in Boston, co-invented the only known medication for MM.
The results are promising and at the same time there is a lot more to do.
I invite everyone in the Boston area to come and join my family and me in this event.
As many other have already generously done, you can donate through the link:
www.active.com/donate/bos08/teamorbotech
It feels a lot different when the event or activity is sponsored by your employer or loved ones.
In a span of 3 weeks (from last week to the next 2 weeks) I have encountered and will encounter 3 wonderful and heart warming acts of kindness and support.
First event was a week ago. Inbal's high school friend from Needham, Lindsey, ran the Boston marathon for the first time (26.2 miles !!!) as a charity for Dana Farber. She never ran anything like a marathon. Nevertheless, she trained, raised a lot of money and made it through. We both told each other "you are my hero", each for his/her own marathon. It was moving and touching to watch her running by as we cheered her at mile 18.
The second event will be the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation 5K walk/run event in Boston on May 10th.I was overwhelmed by Orbotech's decision to sponsor this event in my honor.
In the course of our lives we are asked to take part in all sort activities, as well as contribute money and time.
This is the first time that I find myself asking others to do something that is directly related to my life, which is to support the research for Multiple Myeloma (MM).
Interestingly enough, the team of doctors who are taking care of me at the Dana Farber Cancer Institute in Boston, co-invented the only known medication for MM.
The results are promising and at the same time there is a lot more to do.
I invite everyone in the Boston area to come and join my family and me in this event.
As many other have already generously done, you can donate through the link:
www.active.com/donate/bos08/teamorbotech
The third event will be the Boston Walk for Hunger on May 4th. In the past few years I have participated twice with my daughters in this 22 miles walk around Boston.
This year I will be cheering Lior and Neta from the sidewalk, as they walk for this worthy cause.
The act of giving is very powerful for both sides.
Spring in Boston is absolutely amazing, even after watching it for so many years. It is a miracle how in the span of 3 weeks the landscape changes from bare trees and land to a colorful party of everything that grows. I have attached below a few pictures.
This year I will be cheering Lior and Neta from the sidewalk, as they walk for this worthy cause.
The act of giving is very powerful for both sides.
Spring in Boston is absolutely amazing, even after watching it for so many years. It is a miracle how in the span of 3 weeks the landscape changes from bare trees and land to a colorful party of everything that grows. I have attached below a few pictures.
On the medical front, no real news. The process is slow: I go every Tuesday for my chemotherapy session and every 2.5 months tests are run to determine progress. I have programmed myself to be patient and adapt to these very long time constants.
This week I was lucky to have two dear guests.
First, my sister Iris came from England for 10 days. We are very close in spite of the big ocean between us. It is a wonderful opportunity to talk about everything, get a good advice and keep up with the latest family news. The one thing I am not getting used to when Iris is here, is having more than 10 cups of tea per day...
My second guest was Tod whom I know from our kindergarten days.
Guests are a good thing. They force me to take it easy, go and see things, sit and talk and drink a lot of tea and coffee.
And so, as I look outside and see the Spring colors all around - I am optimistic.
Yours
Guy
1 comment:
amazing pics of the trees, more ... more ...
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