Tumor Humor and the Fifth Dimension: Almost the end V, XX OO

Hello everyone,

I was encouraged by my blog Readers, Friends and a few of my 'Clients' (Patients) to turn this blog in to a book..."You had very interesting life, Shira!"X They would say"x You should write a book about it!" To which I would respond:"What do you mean 'had', I still Do!"XI feel fortunate and grateful to be in (relatively) good health, unlike others in my age group...(Eighty three soon) I recently noticed that my 'Sens of Humor' (which was always 'sharp') is beginning to slow down a bit, especially during the unpleasant moments of 'Memory Loss... I was encouraged by my doctor, family members and close friends; to be tested for the possibility of Dementia or Alzheimer... Unlike most people my age group (Eighty three next June 3rd) my memory is still very strong (Most of the time) I was advised by my primary doctor, to make an appointment at Seder Sinai Hospital, for a Five Hours Test of "Memory lose"; a test which would last for five hours without a break...By the time this 'Ordeal' was over, I was Exhausted... I could see concerned look of my family members and friends, as I was sharing with them the latest information... By now dear readers, you may realize,Xthat the word 'Fear'' was very seldom a part of my Vocabulary!" X When they asked, why did it take me so long, to share with them my latest diagnosis, I joked that the reason I did not complain about my memory lose,was that I did not remember I was loosing it..."X

Several weeks later, Dr R. left a message, asking for Rabbi Karen Deitsch (my daughter) to call him, in order to discuss my Test Results..'Why does he want to talk to my daughter and not to me?' I was wondering... Karen, who called after their conversation, sounded very calm (a bit too calm) "What did the doctor tell you, Karen? Is it Dementia, Alzheimer or half and half?" I was jokingX But Karen did not laugh; insisting there is no final diagnosis, before I see one more doctor (another Specialist) in order to come to the final conclusion... A month later, I had one more Test, which this time lasted One hour only (Thank God!) I have written before about 'Cousin Marcia' (Actualy Al's cousin) who was with me, when I received the results of my Medical Tests.You sound more Nervous then I am, Marcia! It seems you forget whom you areX dealing with and about the big health challenges I faced many times before and came through, with "Flying Colors!"X

I have written before about my parents, who were among the 'First Pioneers', who established a new Vegetarian Village in Israel, intending to grow vegetables with out the 'Toxic chemicals in fertilizers' which 'Poison' our fruit and vegetables:"People should Never Eat Meat! Just think Xabout the terrible pain these poor animals experience! We have no right to make them suffer, they want to live just like we do!"XI could understand why we kill Snakes and other dangerous animals, which may attack us but the poor cows, lambs, chickens and cute rabbits, never harmed anyone! How terribly cruel it is to cause them pain and sufedring and worst of all: "Eat Them!" Some of my school friends parents came to our house to complain that because of me, their children are refusing to "Eat meat" This gave my parents the aportinity, to try convert the to Vegiterianizm...

My parents were practicing 'Meditation', which they learned from books, way before it became popular in the Western World... There was a large library in our house: "Health and proper Eating Avoid Toxic food, Say No to the Western Medicine, You Are what you Eat" and others... Eventually I would 'Inherit' some of these books, since my "Meat loving" brother Rami, who rebelled against our parents "Crazy Vegetarianism!" declard he had no interest in these 'Stupid Books'! Reading was always one of my 'Greatest Passions'! After Al and I got married, I did my best to be a devoted wife and later be a good mother, while teaching 'Jewish Studies' in a small Hebrew School...After many changes our small family settled down in Los Angeles, where I would become a"Clinical Hypnotherapist". Several years later I would received my P.h.D in Psychology. "Do you realize that Shira never stopped going to school?!" My youngest nephew said with astonishment...

Throughout the years, Al and I created several groups of good friends, who stayed with us for long or short visits... Some arrived from the East Coast of the U.S, where Al grew up and others from Israel and Italy, staying at our home for short and long periods... Our gusts stopped coming after anther 'Uninvited Guest' arrived: Covid-19 Pandemic"! As it was spreading around the Globe, the death toll was rising and people were hiding at home, afraid to go out... We were 'Glued' to the T.V screen, watching with horror how this Unheard of 'Pandemic' was sending thousands of sick people, to over crowded Hospitals and Morgues... As the Death Toll was rising, socializing came to a complete stop! No more visiting friends or attending 'Dinner parties at each other's home... People were fearing this new diseases, which was spreading around the world like a Wild Fire...

Besides the pandemic, other disasters were taking place around the glob: Violence, Civil unrest and Political corruption, Elections fraud, Rape, Ban on legal Abortions, Books were removed from schools and libraries as well as Gun Control... We were watching on television 'Police Brutality' and the bitter long war between Russia and Ukraine, which gave birth to rumors and fears, about a Third World War On the T.V screen, we were able to see Fire consuming homes and forests, Earthquakes, Torrential Rain, Floods and starving, sick refuges, with their children, who escaped to the to the United States and had excperience their hopes crushed before being sent back ...

After the Corona Pandemic came under control, I was finally able to deal with my deep pain over the lose of Al; my Beloved Husband and Best Friend over fifty years... I hesitated about going back to work concerned about the"Foggy Forgetfulness", which was invading my brain from time to time... My friends and clients were telling me:"Why don't you Meditate Shira, as you told us to do, whenever we were having dark thoughts? It really helped us you know!" After shearing my 'latest diagnosis'..."You seem to be more frightened then me!"xI was laughingx By now you should know, that I have always been free of Fear!" I have to admit that in spite of my 'Bravery', I was going through a few 'Dark Moments' of my own'...

I can't remember when I first noticed that "My Memory", which I was always so proud of, beginning to slow down... For the first time in my life, I was excperiencing 'Real Fear'...X"What if my Memory is going to disappear?"... So far, the doctors were unable to find a solution to this problem... I was thinking about all the people I knew; who were loosing their memory and their families and friends who were forced to see their 'loved ones', going through pain and lingering decline... I began to search and was looking in to several "Alternative Healing Methods"; like Proper Nutrition, Meditation, as well as Exercise, Acupuncture and several other kind of 'Natural Help'( No medecin)... I was always looking for the latest information about dealing with"Dimensia" (Memory decline) and was always looking for more new Methods of Healing; this time it was not only for my my clients, but for me as well...

I would like to invite you dear readers, to visualize yourselves lifting up your wine glasses and sing together with me, the familiar song from the musical "Fiddler on the Roof" :♫"Let's drink to Life Lechaim! Lechaim, Lechaim to Life!"♫ ! Then lift our real or imagined wine glasses and add: "To Life in the Fifth Dimension!" X Below are several photos I took of my 'Dog-Lover' Granddaughter Eliya; holding, hugging and kissing several dogs, belonging to members of our small family in California, declaring she is going to become a Veterinarian!