4/29/13

Although we have tried extremely hard today and we will continue non stop trying to help Eli gain some strength and weight we did not have any success yet. While he ate a decent amount at best he was unable to do any exercise as he was to weak and completely out of breath after a few small steps. We are not sure what this is coming from if its a result of the surgery, chemo or a combination of both. We are very top of every second and every step of each day and hope that this will be sooner then later something of the past.

As far as the DRs are concerned as long as his lungs are clear and he’s drinking which BH he is ok in both those departments they are not concerned. We don’t know his current exact weight but its by far the lowest he has been and hope that the foods he eats will stay and he will be gaining much needed weight. His stomach problems have definitely gotten better but we are not sure if that’s because of the harsh chemo he received or if it just got better over or hopefully as a result of our davening.

Elimelech Ben Basya needs our tefilos to help us help him get the strength and courage to continue his fight of this machla.

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