A little more personal and closer to home, Fifty Seven Fridays, by Myra Sack is the story of a family who have a beautiful baby who is born with Tay-Sachs disease. This is the personal story of how Myra and Matt live through the three years of life with beautiful, Havi. When Havi was not meeting the markers that most children meet at certain ages, Myra and Matt start looking for answers. Havi is diagnosed with Tay-Sachs and their journey begins. They have fifty seven Shabbats with her before she dies. Each week they celebrate Shabbat with family and friends like it would be Havi’s birthday. This idea and the journal they keep are the ways they decide to live the short time they have with Havi in a big way. This is the story of that experience.
No comments:
Post a Comment