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Timely Stories - Y.Tilles — Emor 5784

Выпуск: Timely Stories - Y.Tilles — Emor 5784. Темы: health_mind. Поисковые термины: здоровье, психология, стресс, health, mental, בריאות, נפש. "We have all in certain situations turned to each other and said, 'If Rabbi Simon can donate his kidney, I can at least do such and such.' For some it is stretching to give more time and or money to worthy causes at a time when we are all feeling the economic pinch, or it is committing to being a better parent, spouse, or friend...We are certainly taking other actions in our own lives to make a positive impact." Part B: The liver What do you say to the person who has chosen to save your life? My biggest challenge was finding a hospital that would accept me.” According to Federico Aucejo, MD, liver surgeon and surgical director of the Liver Cancer Program, most centers refuse to accept previous kidney donors as liver donors because they consider it risky and too much for one person to undergo. Having learned Simon, despite his New Jersey roots, is a Cleveland Browns fan, Levitz presented him with a Browns jersey, inscribed with his name and the number 18 – which holds special significance in Judaism, as it corresponds to a Hebrew word meaning “life.” Levitz says Simon was overjoyed with the token of his appreciation. Aucejo harvested the left lobe of Simon’s liver in an operation that typically lasts four to five hours; and his colleague, Koji Hashimoto, MD, PhD, director of the Living Donor Liver Transplantation at Cleveland Clinic, transplanted 32% of Simon’s liver into Levitz, in an 8-hour operation. It’s amazing.” As for Simon, he is thankful to be blessed with good health: “Being a donor is my way of thanking God that I can help bring a husband back to his wife, a father back to his children.” “I’d do it again, tomorrow, if they would let me.” ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Source for part A: Excerpted and modified by Yerachmiel Tilles from LchaimWeekly.org (#1091), which reprinted with permission the original article by Dr. “I didn’t know how much time I would have if we didn’t find one soon.” Desperate, he reached out to Chaya Lipschutz, a kidney donor and self-described “kidney matchmaker” who pairs donors and recipients through her nonprofit Kidney Mitzvah. Living donor liver transplantation can save sick patients before they reach the point where they are no longer a candidate for a liver transplant.” A month after the transp

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Timely Stories - Y.Tilles

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15 мая 2024 г.

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5

Темы: health_mind