twenty-eight times

@ the kotel the day before the transplant

photo by: elise kayfetz
Number 28 has been following Alexis for some time now. She was first diagnosed six years ago on the 28th of September, her mother's birthday is the 28th of June, she relapsed again this year on September 28th, she's is in her 28th year and their Tel Aviv building and apartment number is 28 as well.

In the Gamara, twenty-eight means koach, strength; it was only appropriate to read pslam 28 at the kotel, 28 times...we need all the strength we can get...