Coma

ByLev Seltzer November 7, 1999June 26, 2014

Yitzchak Meir has slipped back into a coma.

Baby is Born

ByLev Seltzer September 28, 1999June 26, 2014

Baby is born. Weighs 4.2kg/9.25 lbs. Due to a traumatic birth (3.5 hours of pushing) the baby is not breathing on its own and is immediately brought to the ICU (intensive care unit) and put on a respirator.

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New Home: Reut

ByLev Seltzer December 6, 1999October 18, 2021

Yitzchak Meir has now been transferred to the Reut Medical Center (Lichtenstadter) in Tel Aviv. Ella travelled with him in the ambulance and checked him in. I followed behind in the car with Mordechai Eliyahu & Kayla Esther. The Medical Center is filled with children in similar conditions, so it is not the most pleasant…

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Yitzchak Meir’s 6th Yahrzeit

ByLev Seltzer November 25, 2016June 11, 2020

Yahrzeits are a time to contemplate where we were, what we lost and perhaps what we have done since the loss. My son Yitzchak Meir was born during Sukkos 17 years ago, and he was brain damaged from birth. 6 years ago on the 30th of Cheshvan, his body could no longer sustain itself, and…

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Downturn

ByLev Seltzer November 7, 1999June 26, 2014

Yitzchak Meir’s condition has deteriorated slightly. He is now on a respirator, as he is still having difficulty breathing. What can we say? We brought him home last week thinking it would be forever (or at least a good long time). Obviously, it isn’t. So instead of trying to predict the future, we will simply…