5/28/13

As the days pass Eli continues bli ayin hora to get stronger. He was in a great mood today and enjoyed the day to its fullest. It started with a small outing the morning with Bassy and was followed by his rebbi Rabbi Jacobs coming to learn with him. When I finally got home we got out together to get some games he wanted. He then ate a huge supper and decided he needs to go for a walk which we decided to go to our shul where a pidyon haben was taking place and ate some more there as well.

The day didn’t stop there as we then stopped by bubby and zaidys house to say good bye to them as they go on a short trip back east for a first cousins chasuna and being that we are unable to go we decided to make our own dance at home and it lasted quite a while with Eli being the choson and dancing up a storm. He really enjoyed it and definitely had one of his most memorable days IYH it should only continue like this.

Typical CHLA style we didn’t get any further info yet as to when exactly they want Elimelech Ben Basya to check in for transplant. Their communication skills are horrible to put it mildly but at this point we are not complaining as we are taking advantage of every moment we have with Eli. I hope to find out if we are still going to start transplant on Thursday or if it will be next week. Please continue to daven that we should be zoche to such beautiful days and IYH bkarov with Eli having a refua shelayma AMEN

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