Logan's Avengers

Greetings! Well, Logan has been doing pretty well since his chemo last week. He has been tired and napped several days, but overall did well. The steroids definitely made him tired/cranky/needy, but that is getting a little better now that he is done with those for this month. We have been staying pretty busy this summer, and I have been trying to keep the kids active for a few reasons: 1. It is just nice to be "normal" and do fun things for the summer. 2. We need Logan to have more stamina for his Make a Wish trip to Disney Land in October. And...3. We want him to be able to do as much of the hike as possible next month at Vail Rocks! Vail Rocks is an event/fundraiser for the Love Hope Strength foundation who works hard to get people on the bone marrow registry to save lives. It is such an important cause, and we support it strongly. We have started a team to honor Logan called "Logan's Avengers." (Note: I also happened to rename the blog with this name, as the other one always bugged me a little.) Here is Logan's Avengers Team page. If at all possible, we would love for you to visit it, donate if you can, or send it out to your friends. Even if all we do is increase awareness, then we will achieve our goal. If you cannot support this cause with money, please consider going to Delete Blood Cancer and requesting a swab kit to become a marrow donor. It is a quick cheek swab (please check online to make sure you are eligible first) that you send in with your information. If you are matched with someone, in most cases they take the cells from your blood (not your bone, though they do this in some cases) and it is a relatively easy procedure. You could save some one's life!

This picture is from this last weekend when the kids were able to spend some time playing with their cousin Emma. They had been looking forward to this visit for so long, and really enjoyed seeing her in person (not just on the computer an in pictures).