93% of people who develop this rare, aggressive illness don't survive past the first year. Just a few weeks ago, 18-year-old Dovid Goodman from Modiin was a regular yeshiva boy studying, playing basketball with friends, and planning his future.
Today, he's fighting a disease that has already spread from his head to his bones. What started as simple headaches quickly turned into vomiting, dizziness, and blurred vision during shiur.
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Readers across the Jewish community were deeply moved this week by a personal letter written by Dovid himself. In it, he describes watching his father leave the hospital room "so I wouldn't see him break down" after doctors delivered the devastating news.
"I don't want to die", Dovid wrote. "I don't want this to be the end of my story. I'm only 18. I haven't even started life yet. I haven't gotten married. I haven't built a family."
The only surgery that can stop the disease's progression and possibly save Dovid's life is being performed 5,000 miles away in Boston. But it comes at an impossible price: hundreds of thousands of shekels.
"We are doing everything we can", wrote his mother in a heartbreaking letter. "But we feel completely helpless. Dovid is so young, with a pure heart of gold. If heaven forbid anything were ever to happen to him…we would never forgive ourselves."
Dovid's family, already struggling with basic bills, faces an impossible choice. They're watching their son fight for his future while knowing the solution exists but remains financially out of reach.
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"I know I'm a stranger to you. But I've seen how Jews help each other, even when they've never met", Dovid continues in his letter. "Please, if you can, help me get this surgery. Help me have a chance."
A campaign is underway to raise the critical funds needed to get Dovid to Boston before it's too late. Every donation goes directly toward giving this young man the chance to see his 19th birthday, to dance at his siblings' weddings, and to see his mother smile with real peace again.
"I haven't danced at my siblings' chasunahs or seen my mother smile with real peace in months", Dovid shared, his words revealing the devastating impact on his entire family.
Time is running out for Dovid. The disease continues to spread while his family desperately searches for a way to afford the surgery that could save their son's life.
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