- Joined
- Dec 5, 2005
- Messages
- 28,664
Dr. David Darom sent me an email to let me know what had happened on November 3;
Tehiya, his wife and lifelong mate and companion, died peacefully in her sleep, after battling cancer for almost 3 years, with David at her side. It chokes me up even typing that. The love they had for each other was profound. Truly inspiring for me, being only 8 years into my marriage with my wife.
As a mentor, I have to say that the biggest impact of all the various things I learned from David was when we were in San Diego. He talked to his wife on the phone every day. He told me that he would not allow a day to pass where he didn't talk with her, no matter where he was in the world. In fact, there were some harrowing instances where he overcame substantial obstacles in order to get in touch with Tehiya. There was some knife talk for sure, but over those 3 days we mostly talked about family and his personal history, which is a novel in itself.
I've learned a great deal from David over the few years I've known him, and regard him as I would a surrogate father in some respects. I really feel for him and can only imagine the depth of his pain at losing his lifelong mate. It must be terrible, but he is surrounded by a large and loving family and that's what it's all about.
Around 1000 people attended Tehiya's burial ceremony on November 4 in Jerusalem.
I'm very sad for David, and feel his tragedy deeply.
Tehiya, his wife and lifelong mate and companion, died peacefully in her sleep, after battling cancer for almost 3 years, with David at her side. It chokes me up even typing that. The love they had for each other was profound. Truly inspiring for me, being only 8 years into my marriage with my wife.
As a mentor, I have to say that the biggest impact of all the various things I learned from David was when we were in San Diego. He talked to his wife on the phone every day. He told me that he would not allow a day to pass where he didn't talk with her, no matter where he was in the world. In fact, there were some harrowing instances where he overcame substantial obstacles in order to get in touch with Tehiya. There was some knife talk for sure, but over those 3 days we mostly talked about family and his personal history, which is a novel in itself.
I've learned a great deal from David over the few years I've known him, and regard him as I would a surrogate father in some respects. I really feel for him and can only imagine the depth of his pain at losing his lifelong mate. It must be terrible, but he is surrounded by a large and loving family and that's what it's all about.
Around 1000 people attended Tehiya's burial ceremony on November 4 in Jerusalem.
I'm very sad for David, and feel his tragedy deeply.
