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Source: https://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Prognosis-Life-600115
130 Israeli Children Battling Cancer Experience a Week in London
(Jerusalem Post) Brian Schrauger - 130 Israeli children fighting cancer along with 110 volunteer facilitators flew to London for a week's vacation, all expenses paid, by the Israeli nonprofit Zichron Menachem, which supports kids with cancer. Zichron Menachem also offers support groups for parents, an educational day center in Jerusalem, its own blood bank, custom wigs for kids who lose their hair during treatment, a hair donation service, psychological and social support, big brothers and sisters, weekly parties, and three annual adventure camps. Against the backdrop of the Thames, Parliament and Big Ben, every tourist's eye turned toward the Israeli kids with cancer wearing bright green T-shirts, chanting and chatting in Hebrew as they waited in the queue. Because many kids are still in treatment, Zichron Menachem brings along a hospital-quality portable clinic, including sophisticated technology tools and a team of oncology experts, including specialty physicians and nurses. As the week came to a close, Sira, 14, was exuberant. "I've had so much fun, I don't want to go home," she enthused. I asked her if, as an Arab Israeli who is Muslim, did she ever feel uncomfortable on the trip? Her first response was a perplexed look, then, answering with a grin, she said, "Of course not! None of that matters."