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Happy Thanksgiving to all! Logan has had a lot of tummy pain. He would wake up every hour or so whimpering and putting his hand on his tummy. They have him on a continuous drip of Morphine and give him extra as needed. He is watching cartoons right now and every so often he will smile at something funny that happens on the T.V. The picture is of the incision. I showed Logan after I took it and he was concerned about the hole….after I told him it was his belly button he was o.k.

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Surgery is over! It went very well and Logan was amazing throughout! The pictures are Logan & Peyton before surgery and then the both of them after surgery. We met with the Doctor after surgery and he was very pleased with how things went. They were able to remove all of the tumor. There was a little mass about the size of a pea that they wanted to remove but could not because of location. They risked damaging Logan’s kidney if they removed it. The doctor said that he was not concerned w/ that little mass and thinks it may just be scar tissue. They will however keep an eye on it over the years. They did put a couple of metal pins in it that will be in Logan forever. They are just so they can locate it in a scan. The doctor was very encouraged with the response the chemo had on the tumor. Kelly & I thank everyone for their thoughts and prayers today and everyday. You all were with Logan in that room and helped him get through it. THANK YOU!

Right now he is laying in be and watching cartoons. He has a very sore throat from the breathing tube they had in him. It should be better tomorrow. The tube you see coming out of his other nostril is so they can monitor his intestines and stomach. They want to make sure they continue working because of the shock they sustained by moving them.

I hope everyone has a great Thanksgiving. We are very thankful to have people like you in our lives.

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On a night when most are getting excited about a nice break from work/school we are stressed, worried, sick, nervous about what tomorrow brings. Logan goes into surgery about 10am Wednesday to have the tumor removed. I know he will be in one of the best hospitals in the nation and under the best care but it all is still very scary. Logan seems to be doing pretty well w/ it all. We have been talking about it with him the last couple days. We let him know he will go to sleep with Mommy & Daddy holding his hand and when he wakes up we will still be there holding his hand. I told him he will not feel anything and that his tummy may be a little sore afterwards when he laughs or passes gas. He thought that was pretty funny and told me not to make him laugh. Tonight when he was taking a shower he said that is was going to be the last shower with the bad seed in his tummy.
On a night when we will not sleep much we were touched by more angels. Our wonderful neighbors Mario & Wendy shared Logan’s story with Wendy’s Mom & Step Dad Gary & Pam. They own a cabinet business in Puyallup called Master Millwork, Inc. Gary & Pam wanted to do something to help so they talked w/ the staff. The staff voted unanimously that instead of having a office Christmas party this year they would donate the funds to Logan. The staff and Master Millwork donated $3390.00! Thank You!

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Logan had a great day today! He went back to school this morning. He was a little shy since it has been two weeks. Once he got talking with his friends he told his mom it was o.k. to go.

Mom, Aunt Kristi, & Logan went up to do some blood work today at the hospital so they will have blood ready for surgery if he needs it. All of Logan’s counts looked great.

Be sure to check the picture link to the right. As I get pictures from Logan’s friends at Kalles Jr. High I will post for everyone to meet these amazing young adults.

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Sorry we missed yesterday. Aunt Kristi came up to visit from Oregon and she is staying with us (or as Logan calls her Aunt Krixti). He is so excited she is here. He was in my bed yesterday morning at 7am when is Krixti going to be here and kept asking about every five minutes until she arrived at 3pm.

Friday was an amazing day as you can see by the comments. Our neighbor Mario Casello is the principal at a local Junior High in Puyallup (Kalles Jr. High). There is about 900+ students there. He and his family (Wendy, Chloe, & Kennedy) have been amazing! Mario organized an event at his school for Logan….Hat Day (kids cannot wear hats to school usually). Anyone that wanted to wear a hat paid $1.00. Mario said kids were coming up and giving much more. One kid brought his bank and gave $36.00 another gave a $100.00 bill….wow!

Then that afternoon Mario had an assembly at the school just before the kids were going to go home. He explained to the student body who Logan was and what Neuroblastoma was. He told them how his daughter Chloe dedicated her 5th birthday to Logan. Faculty came up to me and said they have never heard the gym so quiet. A lot of the kids were moved by Logan’s story. Mario then had Logan & Chloe come out hand in hand so the students could meet them. It was awesome. Mr. Casello then shaved his head in front of everyone so he could be bald like Logan. He let Logan start the shaving and Logan thought that was awesome. After the assembly the school bell rang and kids headed home. A lot of them came down and shook Logan’s hand, high fived him, took pictures with him with their cell phones. One kid reached into his pocket and pulled out $8.00 wrinkled dollars and gave it to me. It was really amazing.

That night at the school like they do all Friday’s Mr. Casello and staff/volunteers open the Gym to students to play sports, watch movies, play games etc. Each student pays $5.00 to attend. All proceeds that night went to Logan! Logan and I attended for about an hour and Logan had a blast as you can see by the picture of him and Chloe playing twister together. Mr. Casello said that was the biggest turnout they have ever had! Kids also were shaving their heads for Logan. The Kalles Girls basketball team made Logan a big card and donated some money to him.

THANK YOU KALLES TYEES! TYEE PRIDE IS AMAZING AND YOU HAVE MADE AN IMPACT ON A LITTLE BOYS LIFE (AND HIS PARENTS) FOREVER!

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Logan is home! Thank you uncle Pat for staying w/ him last night and bringing him home. His ANC counts are at 1200. He needs to go back on Monday for more blood work to make sure things are ready for surgery.

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We are scheduled to get to go home Friday morning at 10am (if Logan’s counts are above 200). He will get a platelet transfusion in the morning and then head home. Uncle Pat will be staying w/ Logan tonight and then Mom will come up in the morning to take him home.

Earlier Logan & I were over riding bikes on the Oncology side and we saw one of his regular doctors. She stopped us and let us know how excited she was of the response the chemo has had on the tumor. She said she has never seen one respond that well! I also heard from another that discussing Logan at the last meeting was the highlight because of his progress. Logan then proceeded to ride around the floor as a police officer and give nurses tickets for walking to fast. He made them pay him w/ a hug.