OT my grandma in Israel

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Our lovely and cherished grandma in Israel passed away.

She suffered so much in this past year- that there are no words to describe.

When I just first started the diet I went to visit my family in Israel and every

year since I have gone. That first time was a huge challenge.

When I was younger and I had my first bowel obstruction my beloved Savta

(grandma in Hebrew) became very supportive of my dietary needs.

Of course she complained that I didn't eat enough, and critisized my weight..

Savta always with an opinion!! Boy was she hypercritical but she showered us

with so much love..

Every time I would leave her home she walked me to the elevator and then would

go to her livingroom window to watch me walk away.

My savta is a holocaust survivor and she saved a few lives during that time as

well. She lived in a ghetto and worked in a sweat shop.. she was so good with

her hand that she sewed perfectly. She understood at her young age (15) that

she must intentionally make mistakes on the garments so no one would point her

out. She learned German and English fluently.. surviving on fake documentation.

Her story is one of true survival of the human spirit.

Food has always been a big deal to her- and there is no such thing as not eating

bread in the morning! Heh.

Still, I got her support even when I stopped eating her delicious cooking..

which was very hard for me. She runs a kosher home, so every week she would

make staple items like; traditional kosher chicken paprikash, walnut roll cake,

poppy roll cake, tomato soup, homemade pickles, salted fish and so many other

delicious items..

She made a special dark chocolate coffee cake that her mother used to make- boy

was this yummy always letting me lick the batter bowl..

I miss her so much. But as she got unwell she could no longer cook.

She was so lovely and she will be so missed.. I am relieved she passed from her

Human body.

I am not a deeply spiritual person- my Savta the sole survivor of her entire

family..

I dream she is reunited with her little brother and her parents and her entire

family!

I can't really be online during this time as I go through many emotions and it

is just hitting me that she is gone. I know it is better for her.. but this is

such a huge loss for me.

My brother and husband are in Israel.

I had to stay behind this time around as I have not been feeling %100 since I

caught a intestinal parasite.

The irony is my Savta basically caught C Diff and died from C Diff- so my father

did not want me to visit..

Thank you all for reading and all prayers are welcomed,

Jodi