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This post from his mother, Haley, shows how the simplest things can be so important.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cota.org\/cotaforelijahstrong\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6389\/2024\/09\/Elijah-576x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-135\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cota.org\/cotaforelijahstrong\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6389\/2024\/09\/Elijah-576x1024.jpg 576w, https:\/\/cota.org\/cotaforelijahstrong\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6389\/2024\/09\/Elijah-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/cota.org\/cotaforelijahstrong\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6389\/2024\/09\/Elijah-768x1365.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cota.org\/cotaforelijahstrong\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6389\/2024\/09\/Elijah-864x1536.jpg 864w, https:\/\/cota.org\/cotaforelijahstrong\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6389\/2024\/09\/Elijah.jpg 1152w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>&#8220;Elijah had a really good day today. He walked up and down the halls while holding the nurses hand. He got to play with the x-ray machine. He turned the night on and off and had a blast! He said his to his friends too. We also gave him a bath in his tub tonight which he enjoyed. Elijah is doing great for being in heart failure. They even had to decrease his calories due to him growing too fast!. Elijah is just living his best life and making tons of friends!&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-social-links is-layout-flex wp-block-social-links-is-layout-flex\"><\/ul>\n<cite>Haley McGaughey<br><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While Elijah waits for a precious heart he continues to grow and move past the massive roadblocks put in his way. As we watch him in these videos and photos it is important to understand his resolve is of the purest form. He does not understand much of what is happening to him or why. 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