I allow myself to write to you because I feel like I have already been a mother to seven children at the age of 13. Many people over the years have helped us. Without them, we would not have survived until now.
My mother is almost always in bed. I am actually the one taking care of the younger children at home. I feed them and also dress them. I do the laundry and cook every time one of my brothers cries or needs something.
When I have no strength left, I remember that day when I came home with my little brother and saw an ambulance with flashing lights down on the road. We stood at the entrance to the building as they were taking out the stretcher and asked us not to block their way. Suddenly, I saw that it was my dad lying on the stretcher, and my little brother started screaming “Abba! Abba!!” But my father was unresponsive to anything…
I’ve grown up a bit, but I still feel like a child. I worry about what will happen to my siblings when I get married, I worry how I’ll get married. I think it’s impossible to continue like this, the children don’t get everything they need. I feel that I cannot continue alone and I am asking for more help. Please, help us.
Thank you,
Rina Levy*
A note from Chesed Today: We ask that donors please give generously in the form of $360 or more as the situation is extremely urgent. Several names have been changed to protect the family’s privacy.
