Logan – The Pool

Round 2 Chemo Complete

Logan completes his 8 days of round 2 chemo today. He feels good, and continues to smile and giggle during FaceTime calls. With the chemo complete, the process of white blood cell death and eventual recovery continues. Amanda, AJ and Logan will remain in the hospital until his white blood cells recover. Then they take a break from the hospital and visit me and Donna for a few days. We cannot wait.

Logan has been quite ill from the chemo drugs. Keeping down his feedings without vomiting is a challenge. In fact when we FaceTimed last night, Logan did not have a feeding tube – he had vomited it up. And while he had those brief moments of freedom from the feeding tube last night, a new tube was to be inserted. This is not a fun process for the little one, and his shrieking during the re-insertion is heart-breaking.

Visiting

We have not been at the hospital and able to “spell” AJ or Amanda as we broke quarantine to be with our grandson Griffin. Balancing the need to stay quarantined for Logan with the desire to see Griffin is the most difficult balancing act for Donna and me. We took Griffin to the zoo last week, and saw him Saturday. And now we began our quarantine again in anticipation of helping them at the hospital or for their visit here. Thank goodness for Amanda’s family staying quarantined. They have been able to go to the hospital and give AJ and/or Amanda a break. While Logan is sleeping pretty well, Amanda and AJ are not, so the breaks are welcomed.

The Pool

What’s with the “Pool” in the title? During a recent FaceTime call I noticed what I thought was a large barrier wall that Logan was standing next to. Asking AJ about it, he explained that a social worker had recommended an inflatable pool to keep Logan contained in a clean and safe environment. An enterprising Mom of a baby with cancer came up with the idea, which is head-slappingly obvious when you hear it. Of course my first question was, “Why didn’t you know about this when you were in the hospital for round 1 chemo?” Something new every day…

Thank you all for your continued thoughts and prayers as Logan’s body begins its recovery and healing again.