Statistics Ok

Today, one of Israel's top surgeons was here for the annual "breast check." The female members of Kupat Cholim Le'umit have no excuse. The doctor comes here every year.

I mentioned to him something that had me worried. Three women on my street, same side of the street, have been diagnosed with breast cancer in recent years. OK, not all are the same age, and all grew up in very different parts of the world, but today, they're all on the same street. And it's my street.

He said that he looks at the bigger picture, all of the women in Shiloh, how many, what ages and how many have been diagnosed with breast cancer. That's where our statistics look perfectly fine to him.

Of course, we mustn't forget that statistics represent people. People get sick not numbers.

Please pray for a full speedy and complete recovery, refuah shleimah, for Yifat bat Dina, and all others in need.