Aharon’s father, Jeremy Rosenbaum, tells his story:  "Two years ago, on the day before Sukkot, Aharon fell out of our third story window. After being rushed to the hospital and having an emergency craniectomy to save his life and limit brain damage, Aharon spent two weeks in a medically induced coma in the pediatric intensive care unit at Hadassah. After being extubated and recovering consciousness we turned to the next phase of his recovery. When we heard about the services that ALYN had to offer Aharon, we were relieved when we were told they had a bed available for him on their inpatient rehabilitation unit.

Aharon arrived at ALYN on a stretcher not being able to sit up, talk, or eat. Through an extensive array of therapies across all the major disciplines including speech, psychology, PT, OT and education, Aharon slowly regained the ability to do many of the activities of daily living. His amazing team of creative, patient, and caring doctors and therapists became like family members, advisers, and cheerleaders to our family. We jointly celebrated each milestone and waited together for the next achievement to come. After three months, Aharon was released from the inpatient unit and spent another seven months in outpatient therapy. Every time we stepped through the doors of ALYN, Aharon was embraced and cared for by all the staff. From the security guard at the front of the building that would buy him candy, to the clown that would give him a personal magic show, to the woman at the register in the kiosk in the lobby, to the therapists that would brighten his day, everybody was pulling together to try and elicit the best possible recovery for Aharon.