Chronic Illness
My Last Trip To The Mikvah
I just went to the mikvah for the last time. I am 28 years old. I took my time getting…
Aliza’s Story: The Ultimate Gift
(1/7) “You May Need A Transplant” “In my mid-twenties I had not been feeling well. I went to the doctor,…
Learning to Advocate For My Health
I was 16 when my mother was diagnosed with breast cancer, and 23 when she died. I was 27 when…
Battle for A Better Life
As a young girl, I was ill for many years before being diagnosed. Like most people, I had never heard…
Young and Hurting: Trusting My Own Gut
Three years ago on Pesach I felt this terrible pain. A throbbing in my lower stomach and back area. The…
Endometriosis: Not What The Doctor Ordered
Being on the tail end of nine kids, I was often the person to move in with older siblings to…
It Could Happen to You: How I Became Addicted to Painkillers
In my world, drugs were a shrouded secret, spoken about in hushed voices, whispered behind cupped hands as though the…
Redeemed by Tzion
Filmed By: KotelTV- Moshe and Kochava Rozenbaum Over a year and a half ago, before I could know how full…
Shira’s Story: The Birth of The Layers Project
Photographed by Sara J Dsign “It’s hard to believe it’s only been two years. Sometimes it seems like those…