Until
his twins Logan and Francheska were seven, life was fairly normal for the
Sellers family. But one night that year, Logan started getting an itch in his
eye.
It
didn’t seem like something out of the ordinary until suddenly the little boy’s
eye came clear out of the socket.
They
rushed to the hospital where doctors were able to establish that the eye was
moving due to a tumor. This was followed by a terrible diagnosis: Logan had a
rare form of cancer called rhabdomyosarcoma, which mostly affects children. The
disease would soon turn Logan’s life upside down.
James
has described his son as waking up in the night, “sweating, screaming and
crying for no apparent reason” and continuously getting sick. We sometimes get
the idea from touching stories that circulate that children with serious
diseases are always selfless and angelic. That’s a beautiful thing, in the rare
cases it happens.
But
living with constant fear and pain is incredibly trying for an adult and the
fact is, children are even less designed to handle this level of stress.
Logan’s cancer affected his moods and robbed him of the desire to eat, drink,
or play. He struggled to understand why he felt so terrible and what to do
about it, and as a result would get frustrated and angry with his dad. There
wasn’t very much that James could do either. He simply tried his best to
comfort his little boy.
Then
they found out about a potential treatment available in the U.S. and made the
huge decision to move to Tennessee and pursue it. It also allowed the whole
family a fresh start.
But
James has to adjust to life with a lot of worries: “Although we’re having a
good time with the outings I have planned, every evening I sit down when they
are in bed and think — is this treatment going to work? Will my little boy be
OK? Will I wake to find my little boy has lost his battle and passed away in
the night?”
There’s
nothing harder than going through a painful, scary time alone. James realized
that they needed support. And so as not to be alone, it was important to share
what Logan was really going through. So he created a Facebook page where he
could post pictures of his son’s experience and a GoFundMe page to raise funds
for the move and treatment in the U.S. They’ve already managed to gather over
$5,000! The responses to both have brought Logan and the whole family some
comfort at a time when they need it the most.
James
has even dared to publish pictures of Logan that really show his pain and no
one can see them without recognizing how poignant they are.
This
is a father who cares, and cares very deeply. Parents with very sick children
go through a unique struggle of their own, while their children are fighting
disease: “People need to realize what this does to a family. Sometimes I just
don’t know what to do but at the same time I refuse to show my emotion to the
twins, I have to stay strong. My life is Logan and Francheska and until they
are happy and well everything else just stops, I just have to be strong for
them.”
It’s
impossible not to wish Logan and the entire Sellers family the very best of
luck in Tennessee. Let’s hope this boy gets all the treatment he needs,
recovers, and one day even grows old enough to appreciate his father’s enormous
fight on his behalf. Right now, though, he just needs love, attention, and a
medical cure.
Source
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