The transformative power of bringing flowers to Mayanei Hayeshua’s psychiatric wards
For several years, Professor Rael Strous, director of Mayanei Hayeshua’s Mental Health Center, has decried the fact that visitors to psychiatric wards in Israel do not bring bouquets of flowers. He has often shared his pain that patients in psychiatric wards are not treated in the same way as patients in the other hospital wards. […]
Arab physician brings tallit-wrapped Torah scroll to Coronavirus Department
Many people at Mayanei Hayeshua stopped and stared at the unexpected sight of Arab physician Dr Abed Zehalka, who has worked in the hopital’s ICU for several years, delivering a tallit-clad Torah scroll to the Cronavirus Department while wearing full protective garb. Ironically, the Coronavirus Department is the only location in Israel where patients can […]
Yong girl arrived in life-threatening condition and diagnosed with Diabetes
An eight-year-old girl arrived at Mayanei Hayeshua’s Pediatric Emergency Room in an extremely serious condition, displaying advanced symptoms of pediatric diabetes. The ER staff worked on her painstakingly until she was stable enough to move to the Isolation Ward of our Pediatric Intensive Care Unit. The child’s condition remained life-threatening but the dedicated professional staff […]
Toddler cured and discharged from PICU
A two-year-old boy with a complicated medical history was rushed to Mayanei Hayeshua’s Pediatric Emergency Room suffering from high fever and acute stomach pains. Extensive examination discovered the toddler was suffering from an abscess in the abdomen. To avoid complex invasive surgery on such a young child, he was moved to our Pediatric Intensive Care […]
The story of ‘Y’ – a miraculous return to life
When ‘Y’ was hospitalized in the Eating Disorders Unit of Mayanei Hayeshua, she was desperately ill – physically and emotionally. She was horribly emaciated. She was so weak that she could barely lift herself up. Most frightening of all, ‘Y’, a young teenager, had completely given up on herself. She had lost the will to […]
The story of ‘M’ – an eyewitness report of a ‘wow’ experience
My recent visit to MAYANEI HAYESHUA Eating Disorders Unit can be described as nothing short of extraordinary. I was part of a truly ‘WOW’ – transformational experience. I met a young woman – let’s call her ‘M’ to protect her privacy – who has been an in-patient in this program for just over a year. […]