#Loganstrong

Today was a great day! Mom & Peyton got lots of rest. Dad, Logan, & Grandpa Ron went golfing. Logan said he won…..that is to be debated. He said he shot a 12. I told him the lowest score wins and he changed his score to a 0. Anyway he came away w/ the $ winning $2.25.

We knew next weeks break was to good to be true. Things have changed. We now have appointments Tuesday – Friday and Logan w/ be admitted Saturday morning to start his third round of chemo. He will still get to go to school Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, & Friday. Tuesday he has a heart test. Wednesday CAT scan on pelvis, abdomen, and chest. Thursday bone scan (MIBG) and a bone marrow test (w/ big needle). They will sedate Logan for bone scan and bone marrow tests. Friday will be normal meeting w/ doctor and check of blood counts to get ready to start chemo on Saturday.

Happy Friday to everyone! Yesterday’s stem cell harvesting went great. They needed atlest 10 million stem cells and got 86 million. His body has 364 million. As of right now it looks like we might get a little break from the hospital…..cross your fingers. Our next appoinment is scheduled for Thursday the 13th. That means Logan will get to go to school Monday, Tuesday, & Wednesday. Next week he will be having a CAT scan & Bone scan to check tumor size and effectivness of chemo. This weekend Logan will be busy. We are having a BBQ at our house on Saturday w/ friends & family. Sunday Dad & Logan are going to the opening game of the Seahawks. Dad got Logan a Matt Hasselback jersy that he has not taken off yet.

Good Thursday morning to all! The rest of Wednesday went well. Logan ended up getting a blood transfusion as well as a platelet transfusion. A tired Mom, Peyton, & Grandma got home around 7pm.
Aunt Traci, Kelly, Peyton, & Logan just left up to Seattle Cancer Care Alliance Center in Seattle so Logan can go through the process to harvest his stem cells.
I wanted to thank everyone for their continued support! Logan’s school, Fruitland Elementary, had a bake sale Tuesday night for Logan and a PTA member that is battling cancer. They raised $1100.00! Wow that is amazing! THANK YOU!

Just to update everyone Logan’s ankle is o.k. He just has a scrape. When Kelly and Grandma went to pick him up he was in the classroom doing a following directions activity. He had to trace an apple tree. Mom said Logan’s was the best;)

Good News! Logan’s ANC count is at 1400 so he will get to go to open house at school tonight as well as the first day of Kindergarten! Kelly and I will get pictures and post them on the blog. He will need to leave a 1/2 hour early from school tomorrow to get to hospital by noon because he needs a platelet transfusion and possibly a blood transfusion to get him ready for stem cell harvesting that will probably take place on Thursday. As stated one day at a time and today we are so excited he gets to go to school.

We are home! Logan, Kelly, & Peyton are up at Children’s right now to just get some blood work done to see where his ANC counts are. Hopefully if they are up we will go to his open house at school tonight as well as first day of kindergarten tomorrow. Logan’s aunt Traci has helped organize a bake sale at the open house to benefit the fight against cancer. It is for a teacher who is going through the battle as well as little Logan. THANK YOU TRACI! Thank you to everyone who has helped out, prayed, checked blog whatever. It means the world to my family. Kelly and I are trying to take things one day at a time. We know we have a tough road ahead. Everyday I ask why me, why us? It is hard! Everyone’s positive comments & support are great. Thank You!

Happy Labor Day to all! Logan has not had a fever for 24 hours so we hope to get to go home this afternoon. We have to wait until 24 hours after the transfusion finished which would put us about 4pm. He is acting great today. He is sitting next to me joking around and having fun. His ANC count (white cells) started to come up. They are at 250. To fight infection they need to be above 500. Doctor’s think they will be over 1000 tomorrow. That means he might be able to start kindergarten on Wednesday. The only thing that could prevent that is if he needs to do his stem cell harvesting which would take all day. Of course we will keep everyone updated. Lets hope he gets to go to the first day of school!

Today was a good day. Logan’s temperature has been pretty close to normal most the day. He is back to joking around. The blood transfusion also brought some pink back to his lips. Mom & Peyton came up for most the day and mom chased Logan around w/ his IV pole while he rode a bike around the floor. Grandma and Grandpa David also stopped by and enjoyed some 5 star dining w/ us at the hospital cafeteria. Logan also tattooed us all w/ spider man tattoos. If Logan continues to fight off the fever we should be able to go home tomorrow.

Good Sunday morning to all. Last night was a long night. Logan said he felt fine but his temperature was up to almost 104 degrees. They kept a close watch on him. He tends to be a little hotter when he sleeps. He usually sweats a lot. Then when were in somewhat of a good sleep we ended up getting a roommate around 4am. The nurses turned on the lights to get them situated. They were also having trouble finding a machine that worked properly so they kept coming in and out. Currently Logan is feeling great. No fever, good appetite. He is watching a movie. He will be getting a blood transfusion here shortly. That should “pink” him up as well as give him a little more energy. Today is hopefully just a low key day and we hope to see his white blood cell counts start to come up. I will keep everyone updated. Thank you all for checking in and caring so much. It means a lot to our family.