Mincha made meaningful

I’ve mentioned previously that there is a prayer in the afternoon service (Minchah) called ‘mevorach hashanim’ which I managed to translate as ‘blessed are the Shanis’.

Since then, on reading the Minchah amidah, I have further noticed that the prayer next to mevorach hashanim is ‘rofey choley amo yisrael’ or ‘healer of thy people Israel’. I was a bit dumbstruck on realizing this – to find a prayer containing Little S’s name right next to a prayer calling for healing, what are the chances?

Well, whatever the chances it’s there and it makes the Minchah amidah an awful lot more meaningful – whether or not saying this prayer actually changes anything I don't know, but it makes me feel better for trying – somehow, by praying, it makes me feel that I’m finding something small to do to help Little S and not just leaving everything to the surgeons.

A date with Dr D

We’ve got a date to go back to GOSH and see Dr D again.

It’s March 5.

Expecting this to be another heavy day when we get brought back to reality with talk of the second major operation, probably later this year.

But let’s not think too much about that for another few weeks …