1/6/06

Eli had BH another very good day and we did all we can to keep him happy and upbeat so we took him to a few places he really enjoys. We did all this knowing that on Monday morning he will have to return for his next round of chemo and will not be having a fun week by any means. He will need to be attached to IV for most of the day while they give the chemo and after with a hydration drip while they monitor him after the chemo. We then made sure Eli had a very filling supper in order to have enough strength for Monday and the whole week as he sometimes get nauseous as a result of the chemo.

I went this evening to a refresher shiur on hilchos Niddah at the Solomon home where there were over 50 men there for this shiur which was given as a zchus for Eli and the rest of the local cholim. Thanks to my parents and sister who have been non stop help every hour of every day Eli got to sleep with his brother and sister in their house which he really loves and looks forward to as a treat.

We are anxious to see how the week of IYH outpatient chemo goes and have been non stop davening for a week that does not have any surprises and that Eli has the strength to not have any negative side effects that sometimes comes with chemo and that it should only do what its supposed to do which is slowly heal Elimelech Ben Basya.

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