The Greatest Loss. The Way Forward.A Mother's Story.My first words as a mother were, "Don't drop him." Itwas as if I knew, even before I held my first child,that I wouldn't be able to hold onto my children.We were the family who lost half our children; over a ten-year period, four of our eight children died, as infants, from arare mitochondrial disorder. After the babies died, I was surethat nothing terrible could happen to us ever again. Not to us.Then, Yossi, our oldest child and only son, drownedsix weeks before his wedding day.As a child, Yossi loved playing with words. Once, when hewas getting ready for school, I said to him, "There are bagelson the counter if you're hungry."He said, "Even if I'm not.""What?""The bagels are on the counter even if I'm not hungry."After Yossi died, I grappled with long-held beliefs: Hashem isclose; everything that happens has a purpose; and ourneshamos continue to exist after we leave This World. Thecomfort of these truths was there for me, if I was ready toaccept it, but also-as I learned-"even if I'm not"...At first, I couldn't find my way forward. I felt like Hashemwas saying, I'm asking you to do something impossible.Do it anyway. Even If I'm Not is the story of doing the impossible. table{border-collapse:collapse}td{background-color:#efefef;font-weight:bold;font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;border-style:solid;border-width:1px}th{font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;border-style:solid;border-width:1px} Sku: IBS-LA322 Author: Devorie Kreiman Isbn 13: 9798886730173 Isbn 10: 8886730179 Pages: 248 Size: 6.3" x 9.3" Binding: Hardcover Date: 9/16/2022 Imprint: Israel Bookshop Publications
