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For Shira, “just another day” can mean an ER visit.
It can mean waking up struggling to breathe.
It can mean oxygen running 24 hours a day.
It can mean pain so severe that standing for more than a few minutes feels impossible.
It can mean watching her blood pressure drop, her blood sugar crash, or her oxygen levels suddenly become dangerous — and wondering if today will be another day in the hospital.
And yet, somehow, Shira keeps going.
She keeps caring for her family.
She keeps hoping.
And now, she has a chance to finally get some answers.
A chance for answers
Six years ago, Shira became severely ill with COVID. Baruch Hashem, she made a significant recovery.
But in the fall of 2024, something changed.
Her health began declining again — and it hasn’t stopped.
Today, Shira lives with chronic respiratory failure and immunodeficiencies and requires oxygen around the clock. Even a minor illness can cause a serious setback. Her breathing can suddenly deteriorate, sometimes requiring hospitalization. Physical exertion can leave her dangerously weak.
And breathing isn’t the only battle.
In September 2025, Shira underwent what was supposed to be a relatively simple procedure to remove a kidney cancer growth. Instead, she suffered a serious psoas muscle injury. Since then, she has been dealing with severe, ongoing pain and extremely limited mobility.
There are days when she can barely walk a few steps.
There are days when simply standing is difficult.
There are days when her pain is so overwhelming that she jokes that if the doctors would let her rate it higher than 10/10, she’d put it somewhere around 30/10.
Now they are going to Denver.
After countless doctors’ visits, tests, hospitalizations, and attempts to understand what is happening, Shira’s medical team has recommended that she be evaluated at National Jewish Health in Denver, one of the country’s leading centers for respiratory and immunological conditions.
This isn’t simply another doctor’s appointment.
It is a chance to bring together specialists who may be able to look at the bigger picture — her breathing, immune system, and complicated medical history — and help determine what can be done next.
The initial evaluation is expected to take at least a week, with additional testing and consultations potentially extending the stay to two or even three weeks.
And getting Shira there safely is itself a major challenge.
Because of her respiratory condition, flying commercially can be dangerous. She has already undergone altitude testing and did not tolerate it well. Depending on her condition immediately before the trip, the family may need to drive, take a train, or arrange an air ambulance with full medical support.
They are trying to make the safest decision possible while also being responsible with the tremendous cost.
The financial reality
If Shira is too medically fragile to travel by car or train, an air ambulance would cost approximately $42,000 each way, totaling $84,000.
This is where we can help.
Shira doesn’t need us to understand every diagnosis.
She doesn’t need us to know what every test means.
She needs people willing to stand beside her and say:
You don’t have to carry this alone.
A donation can help put Shira on that plane, train, road, or medical flight and get her to the specialists who may finally be able to help.
It can help relieve some of the financial pressure that has been piling up while she has been fighting to breathe, fighting through pain, and fighting simply to get through each day.
And it can give her family something incredibly valuable right now:
a little room to focus on getting Shira better.
Please help us get Shira to Denver.
If you can donate, please give whatever you can.
Every amount matters.
If you can’t donate, please share this page with your family, friends, community, and anyone who may want to help.
And please keep Shira in your tefillos.
After everything she has been through, she is still hoping.
Still fighting.
Still showing up.
Now it’s our turn to show up for her.
Please help Shira get to Denver. Help give her a chance at answers, a chance at better care, and a chance to breathe a little easier — in every sense of the word.
Tizku L’mitzvos, and thank you from the bottom of our hearts.
