The Jewish holy days came...

...and went.

Susie and I did get to spend the first two days of Succot in Far Rockaway with Avi's two nephews and their parents. Life goes on, and Avi doesn't.

Had he survived...

...Avi would have been uninsurable as a Type I diabetic. Avi cannot be helped by health care reform, but surviving diabetics and all others with pre-existing conditions will be.