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The next morning, a third event broke their hearts. David delivered the terrible news to Rosa and Moisey: Yakov was dead. He had been killed in a car accident on a Toronto highway, dying immediately of a broken neck. Yakov had a big funeral attended by many of his iends. He was buried at the Jewish cemetery in Toronto. Aer the heart attack and his son's death, Moisey's health declined. He lost weight and an abscess on his leg became infected. Eventually the infection became so serious that Rosa called an ambulance, despite Moisey's resistance. Rosa believes the hospital made a number of medical errors that cost Moisey not only his leg but eventually his life. "They gave Moisey insulin shots and anti-cholesterol treatment," she says, adding that, in her view, cholesterol is good for the immune system. "Soon I saw that his leg was turning black," she says, indicating a lack of blood flow to the leg. Her husband had gangrene of the leg, a critical condition that required immediate amputation; otherwise the gangrene would spread to his other organs and kill him. Nevertheless, Moisey refused amputation. He was moved to a Jewish nursing home and there, Moisey Gregorivich Udler, beloved husband of Rosa Volsun, died on May 12, 2006. Fieen years aer his son Yakov was laid to rest in the Jewish Cemetery, Moisey joined him. Q: What do you want readers to know about the Volsun family? A: That as a family we all understood there is a God and that we observe the Golden Rule. That nobody's perfect, that we are all inclined to make missteps and errors, and that when we do, we ask God for forgiveness. And He gives it to us. Q: What lessons did you learn om your father? A: Honesty and respect for others. He also taught me that working for the sake of children is great happiness. Q: What is the quality you most admire in men? A: Loyalty to family. Q: What is the quality you most admire in women? A: Devotion to the family. Q: What is the quality you most deplore in men? A: Treachery and lack of willpower. Q: What is the quality you most deplore in women? A: Selfishness. Q: What is the quality you most deplore in yourself? A: My decisions to have abortions. I ask God to forgive me. Q: Which historical figure do you admire? A: Pierre Trudeau (former prime minister of Canada). Q: Which historical figures do you hate? A: Hitler and Stalin. Q: Which of the Ten Commandments do you think is the most important? A: They are all important. Q: What is the time and place you were happiest? A: My happiest years were raising my family, fighting for them. I was also happy anticipating joining my children in America and Canada, and sharing the joy of grandchildren. Visiting with Rosa Volftsun Udler Visiting with Rosa Volftsun Udler

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