tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2782551808324372235.post2270503462024278836..comments2024-03-12T10:20:01.684+02:00Comments on Coffee and Chemo: Tisha B'Av -- Part II -- Fasting, or NotRivkA with a capital Ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09411034058195730044noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2782551808324372235.post-86518580857860207512008-08-26T13:16:00.000+03:002008-08-26T13:16:00.000+03:00muse -- I also have several friends who cannot fas...muse -- I also have several friends who cannot fast for one reason or another. It is helpful to know that I am not the only one. But it is still tough.RivkA with a capital Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09411034058195730044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2782551808324372235.post-7070837851688820492008-08-15T18:24:00.000+03:002008-08-15T18:24:00.000+03:00Lots of my friends are no longer allowed to fast.h...Lots of my friends are no longer allowed to fast.<BR/>http://me-ander.blogspot.com/2008/08/fewer-friends-are-fasting.htmlBatyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09402874037427009327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2782551808324372235.post-52795837048355107102008-08-12T22:10:00.000+03:002008-08-12T22:10:00.000+03:00anon -- wow. Thank you for sharing.I wish your so...anon -- wow. Thank you for sharing.<BR/><BR/>I wish your son good health.RivkA with a capital Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09411034058195730044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2782551808324372235.post-3616695295868625562008-08-12T21:09:00.000+03:002008-08-12T21:09:00.000+03:00I showed this to my son and he said that he "agree...I showed this to my son and he said that he "agrees 110% - it's Mamash Like that exactly!!"<BR/><BR/>thank you for your postings from the heart - they express things so clearly for the rest of us!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2782551808324372235.post-9644340299024413112008-08-12T18:20:00.000+03:002008-08-12T18:20:00.000+03:00Leora -- I davka would be interested in reading th...Leora -- I davka would be interested in reading those blog posts. Please send me the links (either here in the comments or directly to my email) -- Thanks.<BR/><BR/>skash & Ariella -- interesting how very different every Rav/psak is.<BR/><BR/>skash -- I don't know what my Rav would say in your s.tuation. <BR/><BR/>Ariella -- When I was nursing, I still had to fast on Tisha B'Av, (though not on the other "minor" fast days: Tzom Gedalia, Asarah B'Tevet, 17 B'Tamuz) <BR/><BR/>I didn't fast when my son was born, but it was less than one week after childbirth (Tisha B'Av was four days after I gave birth, via cesarean!) -- Halachikally, during that period, a mother is considered <I>b'sakanah</I> (in danger), even if childbirth is natural; Halachikally, she is not "healthy." (though it's hard for us to relate to it, for thousands of years childbirth was life-threatening)<BR/><BR/>It's true that there can be other reasons not to fast. But most people who do not fast, do not fast due to health related issues.<BR/><BR/><BR/>Baila -- it is ironic. I always say: every situation has its advantages and disadvantages.<BR/><BR/>This Tisha B'Av, I certainly felt <I>physically</I> better than I have in previous years, when I was fasting. Since I was feeling ok, I could really focus on the meaning of the day, which made me lose my appetite....RivkA with a capital Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09411034058195730044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2782551808324372235.post-34567254200469666132008-08-12T13:35:00.000+03:002008-08-12T13:35:00.000+03:00Ironic. Those of us fasting wish we weren't (at l...Ironic. Those of us fasting wish we weren't (at least I did), but you wished you were because of your circumstances.<BR/><BR/>Once again goes to show us to count our blessings....<BR/><BR/><BR/>I hope you are feeling great today!Bailahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14115498582378133552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2782551808324372235.post-59109355543176797502008-08-12T07:02:00.000+03:002008-08-12T07:02:00.000+03:00There are healthy people who don't fast - me for e...There are healthy people who don't fast - me for example. I am breastfeeding and thus am not supposed to fast on Tisha Bav. <BR/>I also had the experience of drinking while my kids fasted so I can relate. <BR/>Feel good! <BR/>ArielaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2782551808324372235.post-43700502086320764672008-08-12T00:43:00.000+03:002008-08-12T00:43:00.000+03:00I can totally relate to what you said about "sneak...I can totally relate to what you said about "sneaking" eating when the rest of the country (and one of my children) is fasting. About the issue of eating at all on Tiaha B'av, my Rav told me this way: since my meds require food in my stomach (3X/day), and that is the only reason I need to eat at all, eat only for the sake of the meds, drink only for the sake of drinking down the meds, but relate to it as fasting. Yom Kippur is the shiurim fast, and is related to differently, like you said. <BR/>I don't know what my p'sak will be this YK; I call my Rav for each approaching fast, it has been different each time, depending on my changing circumstances.Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04944081107347417231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2782551808324372235.post-90931066452783130382008-08-12T00:39:00.000+03:002008-08-12T00:39:00.000+03:00I don't know if it helps, but I read two posts of ...I don't know if it helps, but I read two posts of young bloggers who couldn't fast for health reasons. Yeah, that probably doesn't help.<BR/><BR/>It's good you took care of yourself. And it's good you can talk about the "wish" to fast.<BR/><BR/>Take care.Leorahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12303493764579879710noreply@blogger.com