Logan, Chemo

Logan’s chemo treatments started Thursday evening and will last through Oct 3. At that point his immune system will be nonexistent. Then a couple more weeks will be spent in isolation at the hospital to allow his white blood cells to regenerate. After maybe two or three days at home, the cycle will repeat itself several times more. A long road, this is.

Yet when you see Logan on FaceTime, he looks great. One doctor who visited remarked, “You would never know that Logan is sick.” So I pray that Logan continues to tolerate the treatments.

Necessary care means that throughout the night, nurses visit to monitor Logan’s vitals and to make sure his diaper is changed. Apparently the chemo drugs are excreted through urine and bowel movements. And so it is important to keep the diapers as clean as possible. The hard-fought ‘sleeping through the night’ is a thing of the past. Logan’s care wakes up all three of them throughout the night, and AJ remarked this morning that the night cadence is similar to when Logan was newborn. So Amanda and AJ are tired. I pray for Amanda’s and AJ’s well-being as they accompany Logan in this fight, as it is just beginning.

A visit to the hospital looks like the pic above. Hugs are ‘no bueno’ with the start of chemo. We social distance, and we wear masks. There is a 5- or 10-minute conversation along with the drop off of coffee. Maybe we pick up dirty laundry or return clean clothing. Whatever it takes, we are there. Thank you all so much for your continued prayers and good wishes.