Thank you!!!

If I learned but one thing growing up in the Cohen/Lewis household, it is how to say “thank you.”
I want to thank everyone who offered to give me a ride during the past 3 1/2 months, everyone who was able to give me a ride, and everyone I played phone tag with in an effort to line up a ride.
I know that our schedules did not always work out, but an amazing number of you were with me in spirit.
To each and every one of you, “thank you.”
Picture this contrast: When I experienced my first seizure in Scottsdale, Arizona, and was not able to drive, in the aftermath, my congregation offered me money and phone numbers to taxi cabs. When my second (and hopefully last) seizure occurred in Oklahoma City, the congregation lined up to provide me transportation from home to temple, from temple to home, and all parts in between.
What a difference. I hope you know how special you are.
Now I have received the gift of being able to drive on my own once again. On the one hand, I have greater personal freedom to do hospital visits, bereavement counseling, community networking, and the like; but on the other hand, I will not have those special windows of opportunity during car rides to have private time. Let us only build on the relationships we have constructed and solidified.

I wish everyone “chazack v’amatz.” Let us be strong and resolute, whether independently or working together!