Well, it's Sunday April 1st. Logan has a brain tumor. Tomorrow bright and early(6am-ish) we have to check in to OHSU. Logan's MRI is at 8:00am. Sometime after that, Logan gets his head shaved and the brain surgeon is getting a biopsy (tiny chunk) of his brain stem tumor. After that, Logan will be recovering at Doernbecker Hospital.
Visiting and calling and updates all depend on the imediate outcome of the biopsy surgery. The results of the tests on the biopsied tissue won't be known until Wednesday or Thursday. Meaghan and I(Ben) covet your prayers and we will try to keep the rest of y'all informed.
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Logan, Grandma & Grandpa love you and are praying that our Almighty God will bring healing to you. We love our little bear thissssssssssss muchhhhhhhhhh!!! ><> <><
I saw Logans face on a bottle in Stayton Roths just yesterday and then today read your story in the Stayton Mail. I was immediately transported to 2 1/2 years ago. My grandson was born at Emanuel with a hypo-plastic left heart. He underwent heart surgery at 5 days old and came home 6 weeks later. At 12 weeks old he went into cardiac arrest and underwent a 2nd surgery to relieve the heart but after 13 hours we were notified that our baby could not live without life support and so it was for 5 days. On Sunday December 12th 2005 we were told they were pulling the plug and our baby would not live. During the 5 days of life support he underwent 4 more operations due to bleeding and receive round the clock blood transfusions. During the "pull the plug" process the cardiologist came out and told us that they tried turning off the support to see what he would do and said that his oxygen level was too low (19)and he would die but they would clean him up and keep him alive long enough for us to say good bye. The doc said he needed the oxygen to be at least at 45 to live. Like you, I held on tight to my faith in God. Several churches had been fasting and praying for him. When we finally got to see him,I took my Pastor who is also the Great Grandpa and he laid hands on and prayed for Isaac and then the family and friends went home, leaving myself and my daughter with the baby. When we returned to Isaac's room we began questioning the nurse about the monitors. I about jumped out of my skin when she told us that his oxygen level was not 19 but 45! That fast! Praise GOD! I want you to know I had several "heart to heart" talks with God about our baby. I really felt a turning point earlier that day when I told GOD that no matter what happened that I would still serve him and still give him the glory for everything. I did a lot of begging GOD too. I'm sure you know the emotional roller coaster this can be. I thought I had sinned. I begged my daughter to aknowledge God but she resented him because he gave her a baby with this heart condition instead of a healthy baby. I prayed God wouldn't hold our sin against us and take our baby but then had to let God know that no matter what HE would be glorified.Isaac was released on January 10th 2005. Isaac continued to have problems and was ambulanced to Portland on several occasions to be cardioverted (shocked) In March 2005 due to a pharmacy error Isaac went into cardiac arrest again. I watched in ICU for 5 1/2 hours while they tried to save his life. He was dying again and I could do nothing but pray. Again I was begging God and watching at least 30 people in that room, each with a specific job. When I realized people were looking at me, I realized also that I was speaking in tongues. Isaac was stablized and returned home after 6 more weeks. Since then we have several medications daily and monthly visits to a variety of doctors and specialist, but GOD is AWESOME and I have a new appreciation for HIM. HIS Grace and Mercy astounds me and everytime I look at my little boy and the scar on his chest I am reminded of that Mercy and Grace. How horrible it must be to not have GOD to call on in your time of need. I consider this the worst thing and the best thing I have ever gone through in my life. We literally saw many MIRACLES. If I can be of any assistance during this time, please ask. I can bring you a meal, come wash your clothes, just visit. We have a picture book of our journey with Issac that I'd love to share. It's hard to imagine that he is still alive after looking at them but then it encourages me and reminds me of GODS Grace and Mercy. My name is Rondeeda Magby. I am the HR Manager at Philips Products. I attend the Aumsville Pentecostal Church of God where my parents have pastored for the last 20 years. My sister In Law is Tammy Magby who is a pre-school teacher at Stayton Christian School. Please know that Logan has stolen my heart and you all are in my prayers and our church will pray as well. I hope this finds you encouraged. Love in Christ. Rondeeda Magby
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