{"id":168,"date":"2024-11-10T19:40:22","date_gmt":"2024-11-11T03:40:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cota.org\/cotaforelijahstrong\/?p=168"},"modified":"2024-11-10T19:40:52","modified_gmt":"2024-11-11T03:40:52","slug":"elijah-turns-two","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cota.org\/cotaforelijahstrong\/2024\/11\/10\/elijah-turns-two\/","title":{"rendered":"Elijah Turns Two"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>If you want to discuss milestones, many of us work and live for years to reach the ones we consider important.  For Elijah, each day, each month, each year is a milestone. So on November 8th, Elijah marked his second birthday.  He and his family are true fighters in every sense of the word.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cota.org\/cotaforelijahstrong\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6389\/2024\/11\/465873553_8969491589738348_5103163141185383888_n-1-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cota.org\/cotaforelijahstrong\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6389\/2024\/11\/465873553_8969491589738348_5103163141185383888_n-1-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cota.org\/cotaforelijahstrong\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6389\/2024\/11\/465873553_8969491589738348_5103163141185383888_n-1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/cota.org\/cotaforelijahstrong\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6389\/2024\/11\/465873553_8969491589738348_5103163141185383888_n-1.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We made it to two!!! Happy birthday our Elijah ray <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"16\" width=\"16\" src=\"https:\/\/static.xx.fbcdn.net\/images\/emoji.php\/v9\/t6c\/1\/16\/2764.png\" alt=\"\u2764\ufe0f\"> here are pictures of Elijah&#8217;s story. Strongest 2 year old I&#8217;ve ever met. I love you my son! Now, time to be party animals. We are going to try and get him down to the play room today!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><cite>Haley McGaughey<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you are on FaceBook and part of &#8220;Elijah strong \ud83d\udcaa heart transplant journey,&#8221; you can view a lot more photos of his two-year journey.  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