Wordless Wednesday...The Show Goes On

My Wordless Wednesday isn't so wordless. In fact, it's filled with words - for a good reason.

My WW is actually picture less. Please read on...

Even with all the issues Craig and I have faced over the last few weeks nothing compares to what my friend Ben and his wife have been facing for the last year or so. Ben has cancer and is being moved into hospice where he can rest comfortably.

This news, today, really made me sad.

When Ben and I were in high school we were in the same Jewish youth organization together. Ben was vibrant and a bit of a bad ass. He thought he was Mr. Super Cool and, in reality, to most of us he was Mr. Super Cool. He had an attitude, he developed a reputation, but most of all - he cared about his fellow brothers in AZA (Aleph Zadik Aleph - the male section of our youth organization). They really were his brothers and he cared about them as such. He protected them, ragged on them, and loved them.

Ben has always been that kind of guy. Rough on the outside. Gushy in the middle when he needed to be.

Needless to say, when I first heard of Ben's cancer it was after many years of not hearing much. I followed him on facebook, saw he got married to a beautiful young woman and tried to live the normal married live.

Then I got the phone call. Being from the Jewish Community in Metro-Detroit is a little like having a really big phone tree. One person has something happen to them and the news trickles from there. My best friend, M, called me and said "my brother called me, did you know Ben M. has cancer?" Wait, what??

She went on to tell me that when we were in high school, Ben wasn't exactly nice to her little brother but her brother still cared enough to pass along the information. I was shocked, stunned, and went to his facebook profile where I found out about his blog. Through the fantasticness that is the Internet - I've been able to keep up to date with Ben and his wife.

Today, I read a post written by Ben's wife that came with some hard-to-read news. If you visit his facebook page, you'll see dozens of "get well" wishes. I'm going to end this post with this:

The holiday season is just around the corner and it's filled with miracles. It is my hope, this holiday season, that your cancer miraculously disappears and stays gone. It is my hope that this rest is what you need to come back to a full recovery. I believe in miracles and I believe in the power of love. Most of all, I believe in you.

Some of you may not know Ben or his wife, Lindsay - please keep them in your thoughts and prayers this holiday season.