David was diagnosed with pneumonia in both lungs on Thursday night, April 2nd. Friday morning he woke up with a very high fever and was brought to New York Hospital of Queens. There, he was diagnosed with staphylococcus pneumonia, a very serious infection that attacked his lungs. The doctors decided that it would be better if he would be in the city in case of an emergency. He was transfered to Cornell in the city moments before Shabbos. At Cornell, he suffered severe lung damage which caused respiratory failure. Due to the respiratory failure, David’s heart began to shut down. As a last resort, David was taken to Columbia Presbyterian Hospital, to the ICU, where they have a life support machine that bypasses the lungs and heart. The doctors are hoping that they will be able to sustain him on the life support machine, so they can continue to fight the infection. If they are able to fight the infection, they hope to be able to slowly bring him off the machine and to a full recovery.

The doctors have determided that the infection has affected many areas of the body. Medically, they are doing everything they can and will continue to do so, but we all know that the Borei Olam can do anything and we continue to seek his help and guidance.
Thank you again for all of your tefillos, learning and support. Please continue to do everything you can with David in mind, we need all the support possible.

After consultation with rabbanim, we have decided in the spirit of shmo gorem, to add a name to David’s name. As of Monday morning, April 6th, please daven and learn for Dovid Chaim YOSEF ben Sima Perel. In the prayer that the name of David’s great grandfather Joesph Zimilover, a”‘h, who lived a full and healthy life to the age of 96 will be a source of health and long life for our dear David. Again, we thank you for all your support and care that you have shown us and will continue to show us. Please keep davening for our David, keeping in mind that Hakadosh Baruch Hu is HaKol Yachol.