(Updated, March 22, 2020) First five approved patients have already gotten the following TRANSPORTATION GRANTS with nine more on the way:
48 year old divorced mother of two, supermarket cashier, used up sick pay.

• Karmiel to Haifa for chemo.
• Average taxi fare from Carmiel to Haifa = NIS 180 ($50).
• Awarded special grant of NIS 900 ($250) – 5 taxi rides.

58 year old widowed mother of two, can’t work due to illness.

• Ofakim to Beer Sheva for chemo.
• Average taxi from Ofakim to Beer Sheva = NIS 100 ($28).
• Awarded special grant of NIS 900 ($250) – 9 taxi rides.

35 year old single mother of toddler, Stage 4.

• Needs city taxi rides in Nahariya to hospital for chemo.
• Average taxi fare = NIS 50 ($15)
• Awarded special grant of NIS 400 ($110) – 8 taxi rides.

67 year old divorced mother of two, pensionnaire.

• Needs city rides from Jaffa to Tel Aviv hospital for radiation.
• Average taxi fare = NIS 50 ($15)
• Awarded special grant of NIS 400 ($110) – 8 taxi rides.

44 year old single mother of 2 young children. Psych issues, abuse, PTSD. Bankrupt.

• Pardes Hana to Haifa for chemo and radiation.
• Average taxi fare = unknown, various routes.
• Awarded special grant of NIS 600 ($166) towards private taxi rides.

(March 22) Next set of grants slated to be awarded:
59 year old divorced mother of 2. Second diagnosis, deeply in debt.

• Bat Yam to Tel Aviv for last rounds of chemo.
• Average taxi fare = NIS 70 ($20)
• Awarded special grant of NIS 350 ($100) towards private taxi rides.

47 year old married mother of 8 (toddlers to young adult) Stage 4. 

• Ramat Bet Shemesh to Jerusalem for chemo and bio treatments.
• Average taxi fare = NIS 220 ($60)
• Awarded special grant of NIS 880 ($245)

27 year old married mother of 2 young children, no family support, husband’s business recently closed. No income.

• Outskirts of Jerusalem to Jerusalem hospital for chemo.
• Average taxi fare = NIS 70 ($20)
• Awarded special grant of NIS 350 ($100) – toward private taxi rides.

41 year old, separated, 6 children. Worked in tourism sector, out of work. Father died, helping mother.

• Inner city Jerusalem to Jerusalem hospital for chemo.
• Average taxi fare = NIS 50 ($15)
• Awarded special grant of NIS 400 ($110) – 8 taxi rides.

44 year old, married, 3 children, Stage 4, second diagnosis. Financial crisis in family.

• Kiryat Gat to Be’er Sheva for chemo and bio treatment.
• Average taxi fare = NIS 230 ($65)
• Awarded special grant of NIS 920 ($255) – 4 taxi rides.

68 year old, widow, living alone on small pension. Stage 4, other health issues. 

• Inner city Jerusalem to Jerusalem hospital for chemo.
• Average taxi fare = NIS 50 ($15)
• Awarded special grant of NIS 400 ($110) – 8 taxi rides.

49 year old, married, 4 children, Stage 4, second diagnosis, disabled son. Family member used to drive her, can’t now due to possible Corona infection.

• Needs city taxi rides in Nahariya to hospital for chemo.
• Average taxi fare = NIS 50 ($15)
• Awarded special grant of NIS 400 ($110) – 8 taxi rides.

57 year old married mother of one. Cashier, used up sick days, husband missing his shifts in factory to care for wife.

• Karmiel to Haifa for chemo/rads.
• Average taxi fare from Carmiel to Haifa = NIS 180 ($50).
• Awarded special grant of NIS 900 ($250) – 5 taxi rides.

Request for additional funds for A. below, granted:
44 year old single mother of 2 young children. Psych issues, abuse, PTSD. Bankrupt. (Additional NIS 300 added. March 22, to NIS 600 sent previously.)
Immunocompromised patients are being advised NOT to take  public transportation during the Corona outbreak. Most needy Lemonade Fund applicants cannot afford taxis. (Health insurance only reimburses for public transportation or a taxi in one direction.)
We will continue to send money directly to patients in need as long as this emergency campaign is funded. Thank you to those who have already donated. (Tax deductible in Israel, US and other countries.)

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The Israel Breast Cancer Emergency Relief Fund, IBCERF, was founded to provide short-term and immediate financial assistance to Israeli breast cancer patients during their first year of treatment. (aka The Lemonade Fund, as in, when life gives you lemons, make lemonade, long story…to read more, you are invited to visit my blog, www.lemonadefund.org)

Most don’t know (and hopefully will never know) how expensive it is to be seriously ill.

Did you know that:

¨       1 in 8 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in her lifetime

¨       Average treatment lasts 6 months

¨       In 6 months, a health crisis can throw a family into bankruptcy or homelessness

(Thepinkfund)

By quickly and compassionately delivering direct financial aid, the Israel Breast Cancer Emergency Relief Fund (IBCERF) is able to ease some of the financial burdens that accompany breast cancer so that patients can concentrate on the more important challenge of getting well.

Read the latest letter received from S., a grant recipient from Beer Sheva:

“I very much want to thank you for the help that you gave me. Your grant arrived during a particularly difficult time for me, while I was dealing with breast cancer. This was the hardest time I’d ever had in my life and for this reason I can’t thank you enough for the help you sent me during this time. I hope that you can continue your work, which I see as holy, and that you can continue to help many others.”

The fund is need-based and is administered by ESRA, an Israeli-registered non-profit organization (No. 580037455), which for more than 20 years has been involved, in Israel, in providing help for those in need, regardless of race, creed or religion. The Israel Breast Cancer Emergency Relief Fund operates under the umbrella of ESRA’s Crisis Welfare Fund and applicants are carefully screened by social workers at hospital Breast Centers as well as at ESRA.

www.esra.org.il/israel-breast-cancer-emergency-relief-fund-ibcerf,

Wishing all of us peace and good health during this holiday of light. Happy Channukah!

Shari

Lemon potato latkes with gingered avocado creme

 

Here’s the recipe, slightly modified by me to (1) veganize (2) include the onion, (3) half the lemon zest and salt, and (4) sub canola for olive oil for frying:

Lemon potato latkes with gingered avocado
Adapted from Celia Brooks Brown’s New Vegetarian

(Serves 4, so the recipe claims, but I ate it all myself with no problem whatsoever)

Ingredients:

2 large potatoes (about 750g / 10 1/2 oz)
1 small onion, minced
1/2 lemon, zest only, grated
2 tsp freshly squeezed lemon juice
4 tbsp plain flour
1/4 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp sea salt
Canola oil, for frying

For the gingered avocado crème:

1 large ripe avocado, halved and pitted
1 lime, juice only
1-2 tsp finely grated ginger
½ tsp crushed garlic
1 red chilli, de-seeded and finely chopped, or 1 tbsp chilli sauce
1 tbsp light soy sauce
2 tbsp tofu

Method:

1. To make the latkes, peel the potatoes, then grate them on the coarse side of a box grater or in a food processor.

2. Transfer to a sieve, with the onions, and let drain. Squeeze handfuls of the potato/onion mixture to release some of the moisture.

3. Add the lemon zest and juice, flour, baking powder and salt and mix well.

4. Heat about 4 tbsp canola oil in a large frying pan. Add rounded tablespoons of the mixture and flatten slightly; don’t overcrowd the pan.

5. Fry for 2-3 minutes on each side until golden and crisp. Remove with a slotted spoon and drain on crumpled kitchen paper. Keep the latkes warm in the oven while you cook the rest.

6. To make the avocado crème, scoop the avocado flesh into a small food processor or Magic Bullet; add the remaining ingredients and process until smooth, then serve with the latkes.

Note: Latkes make excellent canapés. Fry teaspoons of the mixture as described above, then serve topped with the avocado crème and coriander leaves.

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