"In the first moments, you wake up and feel like everything is crashing down on you. You don't know if it's the cold or the anxiety, but in one moment you realize that everything you had-is gone. You feel like the whole world is collapsing."
"Riftin's choice to support her medical team just hours after her personal loss was more than an act of resilience. It stemmed from her understanding that the daily battle her patients face on the road to rehabilitation is greater and more complex than any missile."
Maya Riftin's home in Tel Aviv suffered a direct hit and was completely destroyed, yet she returned to work at the Dror addiction treatment center within hours. Her decision to support her medical team and patients stemmed from recognizing that her patients face greater daily challenges in their rehabilitation journey than any single personal loss. When confronted with the immediate aftermath of losing her home, possessions, and security, Riftin experienced overwhelming anxiety about insurance, housing, and survival. However, after taking time to process the shock, she gained perspective by considering her patients' continuous struggle to rebuild their lives amid personal ruins, which motivated her to stand by them professionally.
#personal-resilience #addiction-treatment #crisis-response #professional-dedication #israeli-society
Read at The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com
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