Here's something nice, for a change (warning: annoying pop-up ads). And here's an equally nice story about the project. Ilana Konstantinovsky began giving away bears after her mother's death. "When my mother died of cancer two years ago, my father told me about a concept in alternative medicine where positive energies are transferred through toys that are imbued with healing powers. I thought it was a great idea, and since a teddy bear seemed to be the most like a human being, it seemed the most fitting choice," she says. While she began giving the teddy bears to cancer patients, Ilana soon realized that the victims of Palestinian terrorism would also be ideal recipients of the healing aid. "It started with an idea to help people with difficult diseases and health conditions but since so many people were seriously hurt by the brutal terror attacks, I decided to try to ease the pain and the struggle these precious people have to face on a daily basis." Ilana's father, Michael, who has over twenty years of experience in the field of alternative medicine, personally works on each bear.Two young Israelis are distributing teddy bears to people injured in terror attacks and to family members of those who have been killed. The bears, which serve as "special healing tools," aim to lift victims' spirits and open the road to their speedy recovery. The Healing Teddies Project has also distributed the bears to children who have undergone heart surgery in other parts of the world.
[more....]If that gave you a lift, you might want to avoid the comments at the bottom of the page -- especially those entitled "Will Palestinian children get these bears?"
