Today we were able to communicate with my husband for the first time in four weeks! It was unbelievable and wonderful, both for my husband, and myself, as well as for my children. Words cannot describe how much difference this has made. I want you to know that this is literally life saving both physically and emotionally, both
for the patient and for their families…”
From an email
My husband and I spoke through the tablet right before lechttzinden. I asked him if he wants to continue being connected over Shabbos. Since our Ravtold us it depends on my husband’s desire to have it on, we were reluctant to push him to be connected. MotzoiShabbos he was not in a good situation. He was delirious and out of it. His vital signs were going wild. For an hour and a half we spoke and sang to him through the tablet. His heart rate and blood pressure normalized, and he eventually spoke to us finally feeling much better. I’m sharing this story so that you should know the impact of your work and to persist to impress on the importance of always being connected.
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After weeks of setbacks, my husband’s condition improved literally by the hour from when he got the tablet. It took only two days since we started communicating by the tablet until he came home!
Please keep up this amazing work and we thank you from the bottom of our hearts!!!
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My grandfather was on a respirator and finally came off four days ago. Since then his condition was ‘unresponsive’. Today a volunteer arranged for the tablet to be attached to his bed. My grandmother spoke to him. For the first time in six weeks he opened his eyes and started to respond! I just want to inform you all that it’s not just peace of mind that you’re providing, but that you are bringing back people to life.
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The set of tablets that allowed them to be in touch via video at all times made all the difference in her husband’s recovery.
“It was critical that we be in touch while he was coming out of sedation, which helps the patient from becoming too disoriented,” she said. “These tablets were a lifesaver for us.”
Devorah Zeitlin
Wife of 44-year-old father of 7, Chaim Avigdor Zeitlin COLlive News, April 30, 2020