Logan did it! His counts are up, he pooped again, and no fevers! We are going home this afternoon after he gets a blood transfusion. Enjoy the picture. This was when the laxatives were at work and dad was a little afraid to let him off the pot:)
Good Thursday morning to everyone. Logan made it thought the night. He woke up again about 5am w/ stomach cramps. They gave him pain medicine and he fell right back asleep until 8am. The good news is he did not have a fever all night. With that being said if is counts come up today we could be going home soon. Keep your fingers crossed. Logan and I are going to go on a treasure hunt this morning. It’s a game I created to get him up and walking around. We have to collect things like paperclips, tape, stickers etc. It’s fun because the nurses help him. The weather is starting to get nasty outside. We have a big window and will be able to watch the windstorm that is supposed to come this afternoon.
It is just past midnight (very early Thursday morning). Logan has been having a lot of stomach cramps. The good news is he did finally poop. The bad news is we have hit him w/ so many laxatives it is making him cramp pretty bad. He falls asleep and about every 15 minutes wakes up screaming w/ a cramp. The nurse just gave him some pain medicine so hopefully that helps. The poor little guy is so tired. I will report later this morning…hopefully much later.
Good Wednesday evening to everyone. Logan had a good day today. No being sick to tummy! The only thing that is keeping us here is his counts are still at zero. He has had a mild low grade fever off & on. Last but certainly not least he needs to POOP! It has been about a week. They are giving him medicine to loosen him up but so far the chemo medicine is winning. The picture to the right was just taken after he took a 30 minute shower. It took me just minutes to clean him but he enjoyed just standing in the hot water and just relaxing. Don’t forget about the spaghetti feed a week from today at the Bonney Lake Tavern.
Tuesday night update…..I am home and Kelly has been up at the hospital w/ Logan since 1pm. She had enough milk in reserves for me to come home w/ Peyton and get some rest. Logan’s Uncle Pat is going to relieve Kelly at 7pm for the night (Thank you Pat). Logan had an o.k. day. We found out from the doctors today that one of the side affects of the last chemo (Vincristine) is constipation. We were a little frustrated to find out this late in the game. If we would of known earlier we would have hit him w/ some laxatives earlier. His ear are still bugging him a little. They anticipate once his white blood cells come back up (hopefully tomorrow) we should see them take care of the ear ache.
Logan went on a walk earlier w/ Mom. When he saw one of the nurses he know he smiled and told her “I am trying to walk the poop out.” Everyone got a laugh. Pray for Logan to heel so he can go to Kindergarten.
Good Tuesday morning to all. Logan had a pretty good night last night. He did get sick about 7:00pm. He stood up to go potty and got real dizzy. He slept really well last night! This was the first good nights rest he (we) have had in awhile. This morning when he woke up at 6am his tummy was hurting again and both his ears hurt. The nurse gave him some pain medicine and will have the doctors look at him at rounds. We think his tummy hurts because he is constipated. It has been four days since….yeah. We are giving him medicine to try to help the cause. The attached picture was just taking this morning. Enjoy!
We are back in the hospital. Logan was up all night w/ a tummy ache. When Kelly & him came up for his transfusion his white blood cell counts were at zero and he had a fever. He is getting some blood right now….this is good because this morning he looked like a ghost. We will be here at least 48 hours until his counts come up and he does not have a fever. He is also having issues w/ his left ear. They said this is common w/ an NG tube. I did not get any sleep last night so hopefully here in the hospital things will get better so he and I can catch up on our sleep. Thank you all for your continued thoughts and prayers.
My friend Dylan who set-up this website (Thank You Dylan) has also made it easier for you to e-mail your photo’s to Logan. Just look down below his picture on the right and you will see where you can view photo’s as well as e-mail them to me.
Good Sunday morning. Logan does not have much energy today. He kept us up most the night w/ an upset tummy. The good thing is there was no fever. The nights are hard for him. Kelly and I think he gets a little anxiety at night probably from being poked and prodded all night when he is in the hospital. He is also pretty pale today. Tomorrow they are planning on a transfusion so that should bring back some color as well as energy.
Jeff Logan’s answer to “Who let the Dawgs out?” is “Nobody”. I guess that is appropriate after they got beat last night. Somebody forgot to let them out! I hope things are going well w/ Ben. The Seahawks game will be a good distraction for you and him:) Go Seahawks!
Remember everyone to send Logan your pictures to jasonyewis@gmail.com!
Logan’s weekly clinic appointment went good. He gained weight and is at 41lbs! They want him to get to 43lbs. He was having ear aches today but they went away later in the day. The doctor said it is nothing to do w/ and chemo it might be a cold coming on. He got a little sick to his tummy on the way home in the car but has been feeling well since. The great thing is we have a weekend at home and no appointments until Monday.
We stopped and saw Ben Towne who is going through Chemo #3 (Cisplatin). This is the one that made Logan very sick. Ben (and parents) were doing good. Logan brought Ben a gift of some small airplanes to make him smile.
Congratulation’s to Logan’s Uncle Joe & Aunt Amber who had a beautiful baby boy (during the ultra sound they were told it was a girl so they were very surprised). At press time there is still no name and he still has a pink room. Baby weighed 9lbs 12oz and 23 1/2 inches long!!!
Good Friday morning. Logan was still sleeping when I left for work this morning. The reason for my early entry is:
- Jeff (Ben’s dad) asked Logan in Comment’s “who let the Dawgs out?” well Jeff when I get home I will ask Logan. So I am prepared…..Who?
- Also flu season is fast approaching and you have probably noticed that flu shots are being advertised. Anyone who has consistent contact w/ Logan PLEASE get a flu shot. Thank You!