Originally Posted by Dovster (Post 36630429)

This post may seem like a litany of complaints but the fact is that I am very grateful that everyone who you mentioned have been very fortunate in comparison to the Oct 7 victims, their families, and thousand of people in Gaza and Lebanon. As for myself, the worst parts of the last year have been spending most of it away from my home. Much of that time I was in hospitals. It started with a liver infection which spread to my lungs. Even after getting out, I was taking so much medication that I had severe brain fog. I kept forgetting which room I was in and the names of people I have known for 30 years (I recognized the faces but could not their names).

By now, my only physical problems are bending down and getting out of chairs.

My daughter's family lives in the Haifa area, the IDF has warned against taking long drives, so I don't see them very often.

As far as my Russian friends are concerned, the husband did not leave Israel as he was worried about being drafted into the Russian Army and being sent to Ukraine. His wife and two daughters went to Russia without him, but will be returning in about 2 weeks, They live in Siberia and just gotten a reminder of how cold that can be.

Originally Posted by ysolde (Post 36642057)

Weren't you at one point staying at a hotel with a Christian affiliation of some sort? It sounded kind of interesting. Are you there again, now that you are out of the hospital?
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Originally Posted by Dovster (Post 36642668)

I am still at that hotel. I had stayed at three private homes, then (stupidly) moved back to my house -- against military advice -- was there for 3 days, became very sick and was taken by ambulance to a hospital, transferred to another hospital and went from there to the hotel. The rules have been changed, my kibbutz was deemed a closed military area, and I am not allowed to enter it until the war is over.

Originally Posted by Dovster (Post 36668827)

In general, I am doing well. I have a nice hotel room, three tasty good meals a day, and excellent room service. However, it is a bit like being in prison as there is very little for me to do other than watching television and reading. This week will be a bit different as my Russian friends are back in Israel and I will take them to lunch and shopping tomorrow and on Friday will do basically the same with my own family. (Both trips are considered inadvisable by the government as they are fairly long as we are supposed to make only short drives because of rocket attacks.)

Originally Posted by gaobest (Post 36669617)

Thanks for the updates you guys.
my friend is back in Israel for a funeral - his cousin was in her 60s and died from rough health.

Originally Posted by N830MH (Post 36687309)

So sorry for your loss. She will be missed! Her memory will be blessed. May her rest in peace forever.

Originally Posted by mikey1003 (Post 36701768)

Has anyone heard from Dov? I know he was ill, and obviously, know what's going on in Israel. Just checking up on him

Originally Posted by Dovster (Post 36702219)

No, not yet. The government suggests waiting to see if the treaty holds up.