LOGAN'S JOURNEY

Started a yr ago

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R 148 711
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About This Campaign

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Chantè Van den Berg
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BaB campaign
Location
Gauteng
South Africa
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Started a yr ago
Open end-date

On February 6th, 2025, just a day before his second birthday, Logan began showing signs of illness. Despite multiple doctor visits, his condition worsened. On February 19th, his pediatrician, Dr. Nolwandle Duma, admitted him to ARWYP Hospital for tests. While initial bloodwork showed no infection, an MRI revealed devastating news—Logan had a 5-6 cm brain tumor.

The next day, neurosurgeon Dr. Sipho Mabaso confirmed the tumor was aggressive, growing into Logan’s brain and spine. Logan’s parents reached out to specialists, leading them to Prof. Llewellyn Padayachy, a world-renowned pediatric neurosurgeon at Steve Biko Academic Hospital. By February 23rd, Logan was transferred to Sandton Mediclinic, where a CT scan revealed dangerous fluid buildup, requiring immediate intervention.

That night, Logan underwent surgery to insert a drain and prepare for tumor removal. On February 26th, he endured a high-risk, 9-hour surgery. Against all odds, the surgery was a success, with more of the tumor removed than expected. Logan’s recovery was remarkable—by February 27th, he was breat...

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Campaign Updates

C. Van den Berg 9 Apr '25
I want to take a moment to express my heartfelt gratitude for your incredible support of Logan's journey. Thanks to the kindness of 73 amazing donors like you, we have raised R 120,686 to help with L...

C. Van den Berg 31 Mar '25
Logan’s Update – March 28th Logan is doing well and continues to show incredible strength each day. He is still fighting meningitis and other viruses, but we are grateful that his virus count is dec...

C. Van den Berg 25 Mar '25
The past few weeks have been an incredibly tough journey, but we continue to see God’s hand at work.Logan underwent surgery for his trach and feeding tube last week, and we’re so grateful that he has...

C. Van den Berg 17 Mar '25
LOGANS JOURNEY Help Ons Hoop Bring Liewe vriende, besighede en weldoeners, Ons het vandag 'n nederige versoek aan julle. Logan het jou hulp nodig, en ons het 'n BackaBuddy-campaign begin om die no...
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