מֵאַיִןיָבֹאעֶזְרִי

My Life — My Story

My name is Liora Haya Esther.

I grew up in France until the age of 9. Then my parents decided to make aliyah to Israel.

Thank God, He gave me wonderful brothers and sisters, I am the eldest.

My parents learned that at the age of 1, I would never be able to walk again, I suffer from spinal atrophy.

Although I have never lost hope of healing and walking again on my legs, amen with the help of Hashem.

Since the age of 4, I have grown up in a wheelchair. I had no more strength in my legs.

But it was my destiny. Thank God, He gave me kind parents and a kind family, they always gave me the best.

They did everything for me to heal, they took me to the greatest tzaddikim.

Thanks to their faith, today I understand that even though I haven't walked all these years, they made me understand that I had no disability!!

And that nothing could stop me from living and moving forward.

At the age of 13, the doctors told my parents that I had scoliosis and was in danger. I had surgery at the age of 15, a 15-hour operation.

For 3 months, I ate and did everything lying down. I felt I was wasting my time.

I was eager to finish with this hard ordeal and return to Eretz Israel.

In those hardest moments, I suddenly discovered the gift that Hashem had given me in my hands.

One day, I asked my mother to bring me a pencil and sheets and I started drawing.

I saw that I loved drawing and that it brought me a lot of joy in my heart.

As I drew, I felt that I was forgetting the pains and sorrows, it gave me a lot of strength.

What I want today is to share with as many people as possible this gift that Hashem gave me, and to thank and glorify His Name.

Even in the lowest and hardest moments, we must not forget Him and make Him exist, God.

Today I sell my paintings and I wish them to be widely distributed.

Thank you my God for the gift you gave me.

Rabbi Nachman says that despair doesn't exist.

I am 39 years old and have been a painter for 20 years.