First, as is our yearly custom, a spring LEMONY recipe, good for Passover or any time. (Please read to the bottom for Lemonade Fund news.) Lemon Herb Salad MARTHA ROSE SHULMAN, courtesy of the New York Times YIELD 6 servings TIME15 minutes Bitter herbs – the maror –...
Breast Cancer + Domestic Abuse: Sadly, we see too much of this combo in our Lemonade Fund grant applications. How does the Lemonade Fund handle situations in which an abusive spouse/partner completely controls the family bank account? The following is an example: R.,...
This month, several of our applicants were young mothers who are balancing the challenge of parenting young children while undergoing chemotherapy. E., the mother of an 18 month old was recently diagnosed with Stage 3 breast cancer. E. has had to stop working as a...
The story of one of our December grant recipients: Y., a 45 year old divorcee, originally from Moldova, diagnosed with Stage 4 breast cancer, lives with her father in the center of the country. For many years, Y. sold cosmetics at a kiosk in a mall, supporting...
A. is a 67 year old mother of 7 from a Druze village in the north. Since 2013 she has been suffering from cancer, most recently breast cancer. A. and her husband, a disabled veteran of the IDF, have been living on pension and disability payments alone, and they are...
Imagine you are a mother of 7 children, ages 9-19, and your husband suddenly loses his eyesight due to a rare genetic disease. Your salary from the Beit Avot (Nursing Home) where you work as a caregiver, suddenly becomes the sole family income and you take on extra...
No one should have to be very ill and very poor at the same time. If you're sick, you shouldn't be worrying about how you can't afford to put food on the table or pay your electric bill. The ESRA Lemonade Fund gives one-time emergency financial grants to the neediest...
This month we are paying tribute to the husband of a breast cancer patient and a group of volunteers who are helping this family with the gift of cooked food. A. is a young mother from Azerbaijan, living in the center of the country with her husband and three...
H., 37, married and the mother of a toddler, is from Jerusalem. Her husband, completely blind from a degenerative disease, is employed by a non-profit organization. H. worked as a teacher until she was diagnosed with Stage 4 breast cancer. She can no longer work due...
A. is a 60 year old single woman, originally from Morocco, currently from Beer Sheva, who was recently diagnosed with breast cancer. She is, like many of our applicants, living on a small, fixed pension, in subsidized housing. Breast cancer patients like A. are often...