Tuesday, September 15, 2009

Erez

Today was a shitty day.
It started off great - I woke up early, did "Diane" (21-15-9 of 225 lb DL, and handstand pushups) for the first time in 14:40, and went upstairs to get changed.
Flipping through my emails to catch up, I found directions to the funeral of the 3 and a half month old son of a friend and former co-worker.
From birth, Erez had suffered from the total lack of an immune system, putting him at grave risk in the face of any infection, common cold, etc.
He put up a valiant fight, while people, friends and strangers alike, came from all over Israel to have their blood type tested to see if they were a match for a bone-marrow transplant. Such was the scope of the operation that it restored his parents, Ika and Liza's faith in prople. Am Yisrael.
Sadly, last night Erez's tired little body finally rejected the transplant, and he passed away in the middle of the night.
At the eulogy we heard of his mighty struggle during his 100 days of life, so I decided to have a student of mine named Sam mark his passing by dedicating our Workout of the Day to him, as follows:
10 rounds for time:
10 Deadlift x 40 kg
10 Push Press x PVC
 Time: 9:06.47
Rest in Peace, Erez.
Ian

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