#Loganstrong

Check out Logan’s new glasses! He had eye appointment last week and we found that his eyes were working 6 to 8 times harder than they should be…..the doctor stated this has nothing to do with the cancer & drugs received. Today dad & mom had their eye appointments. Mom eyes are perfect and well dad needs 2 pair of glasses. One for reading the other for driving, golfing etc. The doctor said they will improve my golf game;)

Logan & family continue to do great!

Everything is good! Logan is working on his reading right now…it is great to hear how good he is getting. Last night at dinner cancer was the discussion…… He was wondering when his “seed” would come back. Of course Kelly & I were caught of guard. Logan stated that he hears me (dad) tell people there is a chance it could still return. I expressed to Logan that he does not have cancer and yes there is a chance it could return…but there is also a chance it will never return. We reiterated how amazing, brave, & how proud we are of him. We also got into the topic of dying from cancer. Very hard to discuss. We shared with him that he is an inspiration for millions of people….the more people that hear about him & how brave he is the more people will be aware of childhood cancer. We told him we go to events to help raise money so some day nobody will die from cancer. All the money goes to help find medicines that kill the seeds and make sure they never come back. I am sure this is one of many conversations we will have with Logan. Thank you all for your continued support & prayers.

It’s been awhile…..things have been very normal. I was just down in San Diego this past weekend with my mom & her husband David watching a PGA golf tournament. Why do I write this on Logan’s blog? Next time I will bring Logan. He would love it. You get to be real close w/ players so Logan will love to get autographs. He loves playing golf so I think he will amazed by how far the pros can hit the ball (almost as far as his dad).

As you tell by the picture above Logan is a little lighter today. His dentist, Dr. Edlund, removed 2 teeth today to give his new teeth more room. Logan is pumped for the tooth fairy to come tonight. The whole procedure took only about 20 minutes and Logan was very brave.

Logan continues to do great in first grade. As I type this mom & him are practicing his spelling words. His class has been studying whales so everyday when he gets home he tells about what whale the discussed that day.

That’s it for now…don’t forget to click on the red link on the right and join our team and walk with us in June to raise money to fight cancer!

Wanted to give everyone an update….no news is good news. Logan has been doing great. We spent this last Saturday evening at the Seattle Mariner’s Fanfest. It was awesome. Logan & played catch in right field for about 30 minutes. We were also able to hit balls in center field. We took some pictures…once I get some time I will download them for everyone.

Our only obstacle of late is Logan is experiencing a little anxiety. He has been asking more questions about cancer. Lately he will get random tummy aches. At first it would scare us but as soon as he is distracted by cartoons he is fine. We checked with the doctors and this is very common with childhood cancer survivors. We are working with him on just thinking of other thoughts, counting to 100, things that would distract him.

Today we were blessed to be apart of an amazing tribute/memorial for Ben Towne. Thousands gathered to remember what an amazing boy Ben was. Nurse Shauna, Aunt Kristen, Uncle Brian spoke and reminded/shared with everyone in attendance the impact Ben made on their lives as well as many others. They did amazing. Then Ben’s Mom, Carin, spoke…..WOW. The courage and strength she displayed was awesome. She let everyone in attendance into her heart…..Thank you Carin. Thank you for the last 18+ months for letting us in, for letting us get to know your amazing son. The hardest part for Kelly & I was getting to see Jeff & Carin afterwards….we have not spoken with them since Ben’s cancer returned…it has been very hard on Kelly & I. When it was our turn to offer our condolences we all just looked at each other……a lot of emotion spilt out. We have been through this journey together until Ben’s cancer came back….over the last 2 months Kelly & wanted to reach out but knew to keep our distance. Today was a little closure. Jeff, Carin, & family we have met under the worst of terms….but me looking at the glass half full we are so glad we are blessed to meet a family as amazing as yours. Thank you and know that everyday you are in our thoughts and prayers. Love the Lewis Family.