Last Thursday our cousins drove us to Massada and we took the cable car up the hill. Ilan spent over an hour roaming the ruins and was blown away by the view of the Dead Sea from Massada, as well the view of the neighboring hills.
We had lunch and travelled to Ein Gedi and went up to Nachal David (the 1st waterfall area). From the lookout platform Ilan looked down at the waterfall and at first did not want to walk down the rocky steps to the water but with a little coaxing he not only walked down the steps but also walked across the rocky-bottom pool to the waterfall -- he absolutely loved it and was really proud of himself, mostly because he realized that he had conquered his concern and fear of trying something new and fun.
We spent the night at Kibbutz Hatzerim near Beersheva and Ilan asked the next morning if he could go back to Ein Gedi again that day!!!
Needless to say, a few days later when Ilan returned to his therapies he was so relaxed that all of his therapists commented on his happy demeanor and intense concentration.
We will return to Los Angeles next week with a bag full of new exercises and challenges for Ilan that were provided by the therapists at Beit Loewenstein who have treated Ilan as one of their own!
We look forward to meeting you and hope that you will come visit Ilan so he can share pictures and videos of his trip with you; your kind effort could assist Ilan in climbing some new mountains and further conquering some of his fears and concerns.
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