Saturday, June 24, 2006 - Elijah helps coach at Glen Sanders Youth Camp

Hi everyone! Elijah had another dctor's visit on Thursday. Everything continues to look good. In this first pic he's standing with Evan and three of the boys who play on his Wildcats football team (from left to right, Brady, Ryan, Addison and Evan). So many parents were happy to see Eli back at the camp this year (he's helped for about 3 years) especially considering everything he's been through lately. He's was right back in coaching form out their helping the kids, something he truly loves to do.
The next couple of pics are just pics of Eli and Evan participating in the drills.





Love ya! Kimberly

Happy Father's Day!

Picture taken May 27, 2006 Kimberly and Elijah celebrate their 11 year anniversary. Elijah is 91 days post transplant!

Hi everyone! May was an amazing month for our family so I apologize for the delay. The weekend of mother's day I went to Austin to hang out with about 30 friends. It was kind of an emotional time because when we got together the same time last year, I was busy planning our 10 year anniversary renewal service. It's amazing how so many things can change in a one year. Elijah and the boys had a good time while I was away hosting slumber parties, hanging out and staying up late. 2 weeks later it was our anniversary. On that day we went to Nick and Sam's for dinner and then we went to Sambucca's where Elijah's friend's Gerald and Reggie joined us. The guys decided we'd host a barbeque the next day.

It was wonderful to see Elijah laughing and enjoying himself with his friends and family. The next day we left for St. Martin for a five day vacation. We had soooooooooo much fun! I was really apprehensive when Elijah originally booked the trip because I was concerned about him being on a plane for such a long flight. But he was absolutely fine. He went horseback riding for the first time (can you believe a boy from Ft. Worth had never been on a horse?), we visited St. Barts and Anguilla and simply RELAXED!

The big guy is now back up to 218lbs. He's waking up at 5am to work out 4 days a week. At his last doctor's appt. the doc informed him he wasn't going to put him on any kind of maintainence medication. He's officially in remission for what we pray is a very long time. I say at least two prayers a day thanking God for leaving him here with us. I feel like we've been a second chance and we plan on making the most of it. Right now he's on cloud nine watching his Mavs make it to finals and also preparing for the upcoming football season. He's informed all his team parents that the old Coach Eli is back and it's time to get back to the Wildcat's winning ways! Elijah has also set the date for a golf tournament that he plans on hosting in order to raise money for myeloma research and patients. The date is set for Tuesday, october 17, 2006. The money will go towards finding a cure for myeloma and also offer financial assistance to patients who can't afford the high cost of treatment and medications. I'll keep you posted about the details.

Thank you again for taking the time to read the update! God is good and prayer works! The Alexander family appreicates your support!

Love ya, Kimberly