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Letter - 10th July 2003
BS"D
“Dear Dr. Schreiber,
I would like to thank you for the great help that you gave me, and with your ZCHUT we now have 2 baby girls in our family,BARUCH HASHEM.
I was in your office only for one visit, so I am not sure If you remember
me. We are currently in the United States, on SHLICHUT From my husband’s
work. During our visit to Israel, in August 2002/Elul 5762, I had an
appointment with you at your office in Givat Shaul. My problem was………..
You prescribed a number of medications for me to take. I took the medicines
for less than a month and BARUCH HASHEM I conceived, and thankfully we
were blessed after Chag Shavuot with healthy twin girls. My husband and
I are extremely grateful to you. I have been by quite a number of doctors,
took many tests and different medications, but only what you prescribed
actually led to my conceiving.
We are now getting ready to come back to Israel B’ezrat H-sham,
and I hope I will be able to thank you personally.”
[Received on 10th July 2003]
Sitting in the Hospital, Our Story (Received 2004)
Personal account
By well-wishers from the USA
Sitting In the hospital, having just been told that I was having a miscarriage, only a few weeks after our wedding and arrival from chutz l’aretz, my husband and I were scared. We reassured each other that this was just a bump in the road. But when, a few months later, there were still problems, we went looking for help. All roads, through much hashgacha pratis, led to Dr. Schreiber and Zir Chemed.
To understand Zir Chemed one must first understand the people involved, starting from the top. Initially, we were sent to the indefatigable Rabbi Tennenbaum by our rav from New York who had hosted him in his home on one of his fund-raising missions to the United States. When this rav had heard about my problem he had called Rabbi Tennenbaum and told him that he now had a chance to demonstrate what his organization is about. Rabbi Tennenbaum did not let him down.
At about the same time we were led to one of the outstanding, compassionate and knowledgeable secretaries at Zir Chemed. Through her we again heard about the wonderful work that Zir Chemed does.
A few weeks later we were sitting in Dr. Schreiber’s office where she diagnosed me with PCO (polycystic ovarian disease). The office visits and medication can get expensive, which is where Rabbi Tennenbaum (and everybody who supports Zir Chemed) comes in. Through modern medicine (and many trips to Terem for blood tests) I became pregnant. It was the day we were leaving for Pesach in chutz l’aretz that we got the call and the excitement in Dr. Schreiber and the secretary’s voices almost equaled ours.
But it doesn’t end there. Dr. Schreiber’s counseling, understanding and caring for her patients goes very deep. Even after I became pregnant and we were coming for checkups every six weeks, you could tell how much she cared. After our baby was born it was a simcha shared by all involved.
While living in a young community there is always a feeling of pressure to have another child, especially when your friends are on their second and third children. When our son was eight months old I felt the urge to get started with the process of having another child, and again I consulted with Dr. Schreiber. She told me to relax and not stop nursing one child in order to start taking medication to have another. Again, it was the best advice, as we let things run their natural course. In the proper time, with Dr. Schreiber’s help, I became pregnant and had another son.
The care is special, the people are special, and the surroundings are special. The ability to go to a religious obstetrician like Dr. Schreiber who understands the basic human desire for a child is something that I thank Hashem for constantly, especially when I look at the two biggest gifts I’ve ever received, my two sons.