Journal entry by Lindsay Gardner —
Good Evening,
I am writing you all with another update on Logan's journey and courageous battle with Burkitt's Lymphoma. Since the last time I wrote to you all, Logan finished his first full round of chemo, went home to enjoy some time with his family at their home and has since been re-admitted into the pediatric oncology floor.
Logan was slowly adjusting to some time at home before his next round of chemotherapy, sleeping in his bunk bed with Dad and brother and enjoying the fresh air with mom and Gray. On April 11th, Logan spiked a fever of 105.00. They quickly took him to the ER and the ER began tests. One of the first tests was a CT scan. The CT scan showed a suspected infection in his colon. They did a bunch of tests but had to wait in the ER until 4 AM. During that time, Logan experienced moments of hallucinations and at one point, did not even know who his mom was. Sean left the room because he couldn't take seeing him like that and the process proved to be a long time until they were finally able to get Logan some morphine and a room. Since being admitted again, the infection in his colon was confirmed. They have tried a series of different antibiotics in which he is still experiencing fevers of 101. He has been a sick little guy this week ( all at the same time, baby brother Grayson has been battling a high fever with an ear infection) and he needs to be closely monitored to assure that the infection does not spread. Today, Bri was informed by the doctor that if his infection continues to respond to the current IV antibiotic, and he was 24 hours fever free, Logan could go home on oral antibiotics. So please pray for his family and his body to have a positive response to the medicine and they can get some rest at home before the next round of chemotherapy.
This has been a very hard and scary week for Logan and his parents. Please say an extra prayer for God's healing touch and Logan's body to have a positive reaction to the IV antibiotics and his parents who are experiencing the unimaginable but continue to show admirable strength and courage for their son.
There is always a little silver lining in things. And, silver linings are important to remember in the hardest of times. When the ER did the CT scan, they found that Logan's masses were shrinking and that his chemotherapy was working on those spots in his lower right quadrant. God is hearing our prayers so keep them coming strong.
I will update soon,
-Aunt Lindsay
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