A Bubby is a Bubby for Everyone

I'd like to shae a story about Mrs. Nadoff that portrays the aidel unassuming person she was.
When I gave birth to my seond chld 11 months after my first, I wasn't getting much sleep or any sleep at all. My husband took over for 2 hours each night and was exhausted. One evening there was a knock at my door and when I opened the door, thee stood Ms. Nadoff with a suitcase in her hand. She explained that her husband was out of town and she was planning to spend the night in my house in my guest bedroom. When I asked her why, she repleid, "I am a bubby and I cannot bear seeing your husband so exhausted. I will take care of the kids and only give the baby to yoiu to feed." I just stood there staring at her in shock. She calmly walked into the house, bathed and fed my older son and ordered me to bed.

True to her word she rocked the baby all night and only woke me up to feed him. It was the first night y husband actually had a full nights sleep.

In the morning at 6:30 A.M. she took care of my firstborn and as if nothing happened went off to teach. When I tried to thank her, she wouldn't hear of it, and said, "A bubby is a bubby for everyone."

Knowing the humbleness of Mrs. Nadoff, I espected her wishes and did not make a fuss of the story. Now I am telling it to be an aliyah for her neshama and I know that in her aidel but determined way she will beg Hashem to bring Moshiach immediately.

Thank you Mrs. Nadoff for everything, but mostly for being you.

Shterna Rodel

Los Angeles, California (formely Pittsburgh)