Love For Logan

Hi Everyone, My name is Ashley Lanning and I am reaching out to help raise funds for a family that is near and dear to my heart and our community's heart as well. Do you live in Palmyra or did you graduate from Pal-Mac with me?  More than half of my facebook friends fit into one of those categories so I am quite sure that most of you either know personally or know of the Bauer family and/or Dean Bauer.  If you do not know them, they are fantastic, you should get to know them because I can honestly say that my life is more positive because they are in it, and they need our help.   Dean and Stachia live in Palmyra and they have 3 children.  The youngest of which is Logan(cutest kid ever-see picture). 

He is probably one of the funniest children that I have ever met.  He is witty, and wild, and a ball of energy that can not be slowed down.   At the same time,  he is one of the sweetest and most caring boys that I have ever met.   He always greets me with a big hug when I see him and you can not leave that house without a bear hug  goodbye. He has a sparkle in his eye that captivates everyone that he meets.  

Behind this perfect little boy though, I have seen his family endure some pretty draining medical issues.  Since Logan was born, he and his family have had to  fight a miriad of unexplained medical problems ranging form unexplained pain, seizures, organ enlargement, and in the past year unexplained incontinence issues added to the list.  Stachia has stopped working so that she can deal with every issue that arises.  Honestly, there is no way that she could work. Think about what she has on her plate:
*Trips to Boston Childrens Hospital almost monthly
*Daily trips to the school to help Logan with his incontinence issues
*Weekly visits to Strong for follow up and testing
The doctors are piecing the symptoms together and believe that Logan has an extremely rare neve disease but they truely do not have a confirmed diagnosis at this point. 

This family has been taking all of this in stride but next week, they face a hurdle that will really change things.  Logan has to have a cecostomy put in.  If we translate that to english, he needs to have a tube placed into his colon which will need to be flushed to help it empty due to nerve issues in his intestines.  This seems like every parent's worst nightmare right?  He has to be in the hospital for at least a week and when he does come home, he has to have 24 hour nursing care for weeks. Due to the high risk of infection and higher than normal flu cases, they can not even have visitors at this time.   Once Logan  does recover, he will not be able to do the things that he used to.  His active lifestyle will have to be altered.  He will have to have his colon flushed on a daily basis and he will not be able to do the things that he once did.  It is going to be a tough road for this family and we need to come together as the fantastic community that I love and help them out. 

I know that my goal seems pretty high, but when you think of what this family is contending with it is really not a lot.  They have dropped  to one income.  What does it cost to add a hospital bed to your livingroom set?  What is the copay on 24 hour nursing care?  What does a week staying in downtown Boston cost?  It costs alot!  Every dollar that you can give gets us closer to our goal. This family will never ask us for help but that does not mean that they do not need it.  Please help the Bauer family through one of the toughest things that they will ever face. 

Thank you for taking the time to read my campaign. I hope that you can find it in your heart to help these fantastic people out.  I know for a fact that if the tables were turned that they would do the same!