12/22/12

What can I say other BH we were home for shabos and got back to some normalcy. We had the shabos meals alone “to get to know ourselves and the kids again” and we were able to relax and enjoy it which all of us needed. Eli decided this morning and this afternoon that he wants to go get some fresh air which he hasn’t had for 8 days so we went for 2 walks which was really good for him. As I was going to mincha Shabos afternoon Eli piped up and said I would like to come also which is exactly what he did and sat and enjoyed being back in Shul.

On a side note we now know that Eli is blood type A+ (positive) and will most probably need blood in a few weeks. Anyone that is that blood type and hasn’t been sick in the past week prior to wanting to donate blood should please contact the tzadikim at Bikur Cholim who have been extremely helpful to us and been there so far every step of the way the office#(323)852-1900 to schedule and to make sure that ChildrensHospital will know that it’s being given for Eli.

Sunday is Asara Bteves and at 3:45PM my father along with the rov of my Shul Rabbi Langer will be speaking in Beis Medrash Sharei Tora bzchus Elimelech Ben Basya followed by mincha at 4:30

Special Announcement

For the last few months a group of our close friends have been arranging to join Chai Lifelines marathon taking place in Florida on 2/2/14. They have already 12+ people just on the “team Eli” group along the many others that run for Chai Lifeline. To do so every runner goes through MONTHS of rigorous training which they have all began doing already. This is one of the bigger fundraisers for Chai Lifeline who anyone who has ever needed their services knows how vital they are when a family member is going through a illness. And for those who BH haven’t had a sick family member and beezrat hashem will never have should know that they are simply a lifeline. Always there and always thinking about what they can do to take their chesed to the next level.

Our family will forever be makir tov to them for what they have done for us and continue to do. Every runner that signs up is essentially pledging $3600 to join the CL team. Aside from the training they do they must also raise the $$. On the link below there is a team Eli page which shows how much together the team has raised but you can click on each persons name and donate directly to their pledge. We beezrat hashem hope as a family to be there together with Eli who will be pushed in a wheelchair/stroller by one of the runners during the marathon

I look at this as a insurance plan that hopefully your donation should chas vshalom never be used towards your family or anyone you know but for us its the ultimate lifeline. Again I ask that anyone that can should please donate whatever they can “every dollar counts”. If you can donate $5 great if you can do more even better. If you can fully sponsor a runner would be amazing. There is also nothing wrong with a runner more then fulfilling their pledges for this great and worthy cause.

Anyone wishing to join the team should please email Ayalaback@gmail.com and anyone wishing to donate should please go to this link: http://www.teamlifeline.org/myteam.php?myid=88.

All I can say simply is “tizku lmitzvos”

The Gradons