Dear Friends

I will be Gd willing writing more soon enough. It's just been very busy. For those who don't know, Denise is having surgery next Friday, arthroscopic, a tear in her upper lip of her hip joint.
We tried physical therapy first but it just won't do.

We are all doing "normal". It's very hard, a lot of up and downs.
So hard to imagine that she just isn't away for a couple of weeks. The realization that she isn't makes a very down period and then we think she is temporarily away again. Oy! All the learning and growth in Mitzvot as well as the cards, meals and feedback from my writings has been very gratifying. It definitely has helped to pull us through. Thank you for you love and friendship.

Thank you to all of our families, first my loving brother, then my loving sister and now my in-laws for visiting us and helping us through this time.

F.Y.I-
There will be this Sunday on www.aish.com, written by the co-editor of Aish.com, Rabbi Sharaga Simmons, a long time personal friend. It is one of two articles that will appear on the website about Shoshie and our family.

Aside, if you have heard of Mishpacha Magazine, there is an excellent article written by Dr Norman Goldwasser of Miami about Shoshie. He and his wife were Shoshie's other family in South Florida. She spent an enormous amount of time there, her last Shabbos and her last day was with them.
Thank you so much for your kindness and your personal helpfulness in our lives

Good Shabbos
Mike