You can’t get far these days on goodwill but it goes a long way in the oncology ward of our Jerusalem hospital. Our patient has moved into what they generously call a ‘suite’, and is basically a bubble-boy for the duration; up to one month they say.

It’s been a six-month ordeal and my husband is quite the trooper; He takes his meds, shows up for weekly injections and is now undergoing the culminating chemo stem-cell transplant magic combo. It does seem like magic, or more accurately, the incredible profession of medicine, studying the disease and coming up with life-saving solutions. I do believe his team is an example of the incredible brilliance of the best of humanity.

And they’re nice too. No question is too annoying to answer, no text a........

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