Some observers said they were reminded of John Paul II, whose personalwarmth shone when he came out in 1978 and asked the crowd to be patient with his Italian.
If, on the other hand, Mitt Romney were to win, Israeli voters will be encouraged to bask in the personal and political warmth between the new president and the incumbent prime minister.
While many patients now seek support through online chat rooms, face-to-face groups have the advantage of "the warmth and closeness that can develop when people interact on a personal level, " says Ruth Diab Lederer, a program manager at the American Brain Tumor Association.