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Logan Mac is a 5 year old boy who was diagnosed with cancer in 2012
at 18 months old. He was treated at Vanderbilt Children's until March
8, 2013 when he was found to be in remission! He was 3 years cancer
free as of March 8, 2016. He is now down to scans every 6 months and
an ultrasound and labs every 3 months.
Last year we found out his
ongoing pain is due to Hypermobility Joint Syndrome and
Beckwith-Wiedemann Syndrome. BWS increases his risk of not only his
original cancer coming back (Embryonal Rhabdomyosarcoma Stage 3) but
also his chances of getting other cancers (Wilm's Tumor and liver
cancer). Due to him being immobile during his fight with cancer, his
muscles deteriorated which is why he is in pain. We spent 3 years
trying to find out why Mac lived in constant pain. We tried
traditional PT with little success. We then branched out and tried
other treatments. The pool helped some but he isn't a fan of swimming.
We then found a place near us that focused on equine therapy, or
Hippotherapy. That is what the picture is of. Since starting it in the
middle of last year, he was improved by leaps and bounds! He has just
recently started riding the horses as we had to build to that. He has
finally found something that he loves and does not see as 'therapy'!
And that has made all of the difference! He feels free and he feels a
sense of accomplishment. He has also found something he has been
looking for: friends. In these horses, he has found friends. Friends
who don't care that he has disabilities and friends who don't laugh at
him. They listen when he talks and they give him an outlet to be open
and honest. While it may seem silly to some, for him it means the
world. He's smiling and laughing again! He's excited to get up and
start the day because he knows therapy is coming up on Wednesdays! And
in all honesty, it has done our hearts so much good to see our baby
smiling and laughing again. His life has been doctor after doctor,
test after test. Now he is living and thriving!
We fundraised
before and used it all to pay for this therapy. However, it is about
to run out again and we just cannot afford it on our own. To sum it
up, our van recently gave out forcing us to get a new one we are
making payments on, our oldest son has many therapies for his Autism
and behavioral issues, and our daughter is seeing specialists for her
gluten intolerance and her eye issues. So it is just not something in
our budget right now. We hate to even ask for help but we have
exhausted all options and any help you can give would be most
appreciated!! Even $1 helps us! Each session, which is an hour long,
is $100. And he goes once a week for an hour. Please help if you can
and if not, please share!
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