Chedva Zilberfarb entered a life and death struggle against a grim medical prognosis which determined that she had only a few days to live.

Defying medical theories, Chedva
mustered the strength to address huge
crowds, electrifying her listeners as she
cried out, "I want to live, and I am begging you to help me! There is only one remedy which can grant life, and it is in your heart and in your mouth. You can perform great wonders with your mouth, Every moment that you guard your tongue, you send me a moment of life and I want to live!"

Chedva's heartfelt plea transcended
all barriers. Her listeners rallied to her appeal, determined to refine their speech, to remove from it all traces of Iashon hara and rechilus; in the process, they gained a two year reprieve for a dying woman, and a
new lease on life for themselves.

Chedva's struggle for survival cannot
be evaluated by conventional standards. She cherished life, seeking to prolong it minute by painful minute, and her death at the age of twenty seven was mourned by tens of thousands of Jews all over the
world. A Narrow Bridge, the English adaptation of her bestselling Hebrew biography, Gesher shel Chedva, paints an inspiring portrait of a valiant young woman whose vital message lives on. - from Amzon