Funds for Froman

Elissa Froman's Memorial

Please join us for a morning of remembrance to celebrate the life of Elissa Froman.

Elissa passed away on March 22, 2013, but her impact on her community will live on in the hearts and minds of her friends, family, and colleagues. Please join us for a short memorial to commemorate her incredible life and her contributions to the world. All are welcome.

RSVPs on our Paperless Post invitation are encouraged: http://paperless.ly/14r12dm

Details:
Sunday, June 2, 10AM
Sixth and I Historic Synagogue
600 I St NW Washington, DC

On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/374238109355707/?fref=ts

It is with broken hearts that we announce the passing of Elissa Froman. It's surreal to write, to accept this profound loss. It's overwhelming, the thought of how lucky it was to know her and be her friend, to have her on your side. We have to do and be the things Elissa won't get the chance to do or be now. We have to build community, advocate for those without voices, and spread goodness like she would.

May her memory be a blessing.

Funeral information:
Tomorrow Sunday, March 24, 2013 10am
Temple Beth Israel
3601 West Dempster Street Skokie, Illinois 60076

Memorial Contributions:

National Council of Jewish Women
1707 L Street, NW, Suite 950 Washington, DC 20036-4206
www.ncjw.org

or

Temple Beth Israel
3601 West Dempster Street Skokie, Illinois 60076
www.tbiskokie.org

One Year in the Hospital

It has been a while since we’ve written an update, yet we remain amazed and deeply moved that people continue to give and to honor Elissa and share her story. The way this movement to support Froman has spread throughout her extended community; those close to her, those who are acquaintances, those whom she has touched, and those who are special to people that are Elissa’s friends, has awed us all as “Friends of Froman”. As we recognize that it has been one year since Elissa entered the hospital, it is as important today as it was a year ago to rally together to encourage her recovery and healing.

It will be a long road ahead, but Elissa has always thrived when the community around her has courageously supported her and we are all so grateful that you are there with us every step of the way. In Elissa’s own words from a blog post she wrote on her blog, shewhohasawhy:

… “building community is the purpose of my life. Professionally and personally, intellectually and emotionally, it is the locus of my meaning. I'm incredibly lucky that I get to do it ….
With all the terrible things that have come from my cancer experience, I can say definitively that I am never more acutely aware of this community-building orientation as when I am in treatment. I am so well supported and loved, that it is literally healing. I feel physically better after spending time with friends and family. I can never express enough gratitude for the affirmative experience of being surrounded by support, and for the constant reminder of the power of community...”

Thank you for being this community to Elissa. Thank you for donating and encouraging the communities around you to do so as well. Most important, thank you for keeping Elissa in your thoughts and prayers. You are what drives her everyday to “keep on keeping on”. We are thankful every day for each and every one of you.

-Friends (And Family!) of Froman