My name is Elann. I will turn 5years old February 18th, I m a patient of Children Specialty Center of Nevada for a multi autoimmune disease, now for 4 years and a haft ( I will say all my life ). I know what it takes to be brave every day and I know what it takes for my friends at the clinic to battle cancer. This year, I m big enough to stand and fight !!!! So here is the reason why my wish is to make 10k for the research:
March 8th 2009, my parents shaved their head during the St Baldricks event with the CirqueDuSoBald team.
At that time, if they raised a certain amount as a team, that would allow the clinic to bring a doctor from LA to Las Vegas to help more kids, which they did !
In February 2011, I was born. I got very sick in August of that same year, and was hospitalized in December for a month, then another month etc.. (check the facebook page " One for all & all for Elann")
March 2012, they decided last minute to shave for the 2nd time just before i got hospitalized again, and we raised , with my story at the hospital and the help of a friend who did a marathon on my name, about $10 000 in less than 48 hours !
In 2013, the doctor who took care of me and saved my life many times. Shaved his head and collected $5000 in very little time, less than 12 hours actually!
we saw him in the morning and he said, laughing, that if we collected 5k, he would shave. which we did !
I shaved Dr Ikeda's head onstage that night ! and for the little story, Dr Ikeda was the doctor my parents helped bring to Vegas back in 2009 !
in 2014, Dr Ikeda shaved again but that year my family was with me during the hospital time where I was being diagnosed with a new disease.
in 2015, I personally shaved 3 people, on 3 different stages and help raised other $4000, mostly on the spot. (including my friend John Katsilometes- a well renown journalist in Las Vegas)
this year, i decided to shave !!!! John Kats will be the one who shave me this time The team ''One for all & all for Elann'' is new also to give the opportunity to my friends to shave on my name and help me to raise my goal like a big spiritual Tribe.
The goal is $10k ! and this is where we need your help ! Because we know it is a lot of money, as every year we have no idea how we are going to raise that but as soon as we try we can so please help me and my team to raise the wish amount for this event. Thank you.
Message from my parents:
Being that brave at such this young age leave us speechless sometimes but this is who he is we want to support him as much as we can so please help him and do what you can. Thank yoU.