Keep on Vibin
Elijah was born in American Fork, Utah on March 8, 2004. Immediately after birth it was discovered that he was born with severe heart defects. He was immediately rushed to Primary Children’s Hospital, where he underwent his first heart surgery at 3 days old. A month later he had his second heart surgery, correcting all of the defects, with a third heart surgery at 18 months old. It wasn’t until 12 years later that his heart valve began to fail, requiring a replacement, with a second valve replacement in the fall of 2020. It was shortly after this second valve replacement that cancer was found.
By the time it was discovered, the cancer had already metastasized to his lungs, liver, adrenal, scalp, and spine. And on July 19, 2021, he passed away from his cancer; surrounded by his mom, dad, and sister.
Elijah was the second of only two children, with Camilla, his big sister, being 3 ½ years his senior. From the minute Elijah was born, Camilla was his protector and best friend. The two of them were closer than most siblings.
Elijah was friends with everybody. And he loved to make people laugh. It was hard not to find Eli without a smile on his face, because he was always trying to stay positive. During his fight with cancer he was always smiling through the pain. And trying not to be a burden on those who were caring for him.
Elijah had quite a few hobbies; art, listening to music, playing the piano, and videogames. He also grew to love watching horror movies, and all things spooky. His favorites were the Shining, Candyman, and Hereditary. During the last year of his life Eli grew to love making TikToks. Whether they were dark jokes about his cancer, or videos of his art. Eli liked to make videos that made people happy. His profile name is @Carnelian001
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Eli buddy 👍🏻
I love this boy! Watching him grow up from the cutest little tank of a kid to a a big teenager had been so fun. He was endlessly cool, even though he tried his best to be a big dork. He explained the words “ship” and “yeet” to me- his dorky millennial auntie. I am so happy to hear from you every now and then. I look forward to your hilarious pranks. I love you, buddy!
I miss you bud
Thank you for always making me laugh. I miss laughing with you
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