Support for the family of Eli Wall

We lost one of the best. Eli Wall lost his fierce 4.5 year battle with Osteosarcoma. He was 22. Eli was the most special soul who adored his family. He was very close to his younger siblings, Ali (13) and Ryan (11) - he and Ryan have a very special bond. Ryan turned 11 on December 29th which was the last day he saw Eli. They feel Eli held on long enough to wish his little brother a Happy Birthday. His dad, Ben, is Eli's biggest fan and Eli is the light of his mom's life. Although Ben and Lea are not together as a couple, they have remained terrific friends and have successfully co-parented Eli since he was a baby.

Eli was a very talented soccer player, loved to travel, had the greatest group of friends and was The Buffalo Bills' biggest fan!

Our family got to know Eli when our oldest son Cormac met Eli on the school bus on the way home from middle school. Cormac came home and said "mom I met the funniest kid, his name is Eli". They became fast friends and spent a lot of time together. Lea quickly became one of my closest friends and I learned immediately where Eli got his sweet demeanor and great big beautiful warm smile.

Eli was extremely talented in the video editing world making photoshop sports clips for famous athletes, and even got the attention of a couple of them when he posted the clips. Eli and Cormac created hilarious "movies" and formed a sports league along with other middle and high school friends called "Friday Athletics" where they would make up funny rules to games, have tryouts and game brackets. He was that kid that could look at adults/parents in the eye and have a very meaningful conversation. He'd say thank you after sleepovers and was so appreciative for simple things like rides home. Eli was kind, polite, loyal, hilarious, caring, smart, strong and athletic - and would be SO MAD if he knew we were gushing about him like this. He did not want any attention on him, especially when it came to his cancer. He never wanted anyone to worry about him or show pity, he only wanted to be sure his mom, dad, siblings and Tata (grandpa) were taken care of.

Eli missed his whole senior year of high school where he planned to finish out his 4th consecutive year as the West Linn High School Varsity goalkeeper. He was in treatment all year but did get the go-ahead to attend his senior prom. But while everyone headed off to college, Eli had to stay back and endure more treatments. After a lot of ups and downs, the cancer ultimately returned to his lungs and after many traditional and experimental treatments, there was nothing else anyone could do. Lea and Ben left no stone unturned as they did absolutely everything they could to rid this evil disease from their precious son's body.

Needless to say, Eli was taken way too soon. His family is devastated and needs help from our community. Lea has not been able to work for 2 months since they have not left Eli's side. She is in a profession where she gets paid only when she works, not from a salary.

Any money raised will go toward mortgage payments, office lease space, groceries, car payments, medical bills and really anything else you can think of to get by. Any amount will help and please share the link. They could really use the help until they get back on their feet.

Thank you

Friends of Lea, Ben and family