by Raissa Hacohen (Author)
Sugar is a personal narrative about becoming a first time mother, coping with illness, navigating the medical system, and spending over 4 months in the hospital. It serves as a broader commentary on motherhood, medical care, and struggle itself. Coping with a loved one's illness is certainly one of the darkest hours a family can endure. This memoir has hope and despair, highs and lows, and is surprisingly joyous for a book about a subject as weighty as this.
Author Biography
Raissa was born in New Haven, CT and grew up in Hollis, New Hampshire. She graduated Brown University with a degree in Middle Eastern Studies and earned an MBA from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. She began her career in venture capital in Israel, and then moved to the hi-tech world. She is currently focusing on digital health and improving the patient experience. She lives in Jerusalem with her husband and son.