Help for Elizabeth Standafer

Hi: My name is Stephanie and I created this page for my friend Elizabeth Standafer. Her son, Logan had a double organ (heart and liver) transplant along with other serious medical issues in Chicago and has been there for months on end, all through COVID. The family lives in North Carolina and must have a parent on-site all the time. This has created a heavy financial burden and I'm asking for assistance to help the family.

Below is just a small synopsis of the history and struggles.

Chicago Week 12: As many of you head to church this morning or update your prayer groups about Logan, we have a specific prayer request today. Please pray that the cardiology team finds a solution to fix a problem with Logan’s ability to pick up oxygen in his lungs. While his new heart is strong and working great, the blood is passing through too quickly for his lungs to oxygenate his blood. It’s called intrapulmonary shunting and it is not a condition they say they have experience with. As a result, Logan has been put back on the vent and had a central line put back in so that they can support his oxygen and blood pressure and keep him comfortable and safe. Logan is awake and actually doing well - it is a challenge to keep him comfortable under these circumstances. He uses his phone to type us notes. He asked me yesterday to explain how he is doing. I explained all of this to him, and he texted me back that he knows they will figure out what to do in a couple of days. In true Logan fashion he assured me this will be ok . He is the most positive and strong person I know. The plan this coming week is a possible CT scan to see if there are interventions they can do to fix the problem. They have to be careful because he has developed an iodine allergy. Scott is at Logan’s beside around the clock and has not left the hospital since the transplant. Please lift them both up today along with the medical team. This is not a setback, just a detour in only one part of his recovery, but nevertheless disappointing. Logan and Scott worked hard all week on his chest PT toward his recovery. They tried very hard to get his lungs working and now we are trusting in the power of prayer to take over and for the right decisions to be made to address this. Thank you all in advance for your prayers and those whom we don’t know who are cheering Logan on. It means everything.

Chicago Week 15.1: -He’s movin on up! moved to the West side of the unit. It is definitely a deluxe - very private, great view. Logan got out of ICU around 4pm CST. He is on regular flow oxygen at 3.5 liters. He did walk some today, but that is a struggle for him. His oxygen stats still drop, and he wears out fast. However, he is going farther each time!! His record is 150 steps!

Chicago Month 4: Logan entered the Center For Care and Discovery four months ago today to have a heart catheterization in preparation for his heart and liver transplant. He received his new organs on October 14th and 15th- a 19 hour surgery. He was released two weeks ago after a month in ICU. Over the past two weeks his dad has been there with him working on nutrition, medication management, and stamina. Some transplant patients develop steroid induced diabetes. Logan has been dealing with that along with oxygen issues. Today Logan returned to the Center for Care and Discovery for a heart Cath with a brand new heart. They performed a routine biopsy and all indications are that there are no signs of rejection. They will be reducing those anti- rejection meds. His liver Doctor is thrilled with his liver function. Great reports all around! He continues to need supplemental oxygen and needs his transport chair, but what a difference two weeks makes!!! We could not be more proud of his hard work! The program requires he be in Chicago for one year post transplant, but our hope is he gets back to NC sooner!

Chicago 4 months and 1 week: Well, Logan S. Andrews likes to keep things exciting! Since his heart biopsy last Thursday he said he has felt tired. Yesterday was a lot of sleeping, barely eating, high blood sugars, high heart rates, a fever, low oxygen levels and low blood pressures. By 11:30pm we called his doctor who said let’s get to the emergency room and start working on this. So we packed the essentials and UBERed across the city. The ER was amazing. They have run lots of tests and started IV antibiotics. We are waiting for test results. Logan was moved to ICU around 4am CST. His numbers are looking better this morning and he ate all of his breakfast. He’s watching Elevation Church this morning in between naps. Compared to the awful chair in the ER, I can honestly say the ICU cot never felt so good!! They have taken amazing care of us! Hopefully we will have some answers soon!