A 2-year-old boy with only weeks to live will serve as best man for his parents wedding this weekend.
"We wish Logan within our family pictures, and we would like him to see his mother and dad get married," Swidorsky said. Her 13-year-old daughter from a previous relationship, Isabella Johns, will be a bridesmaid, and the couple's 1-year-old daughter, Savannah, could be the flower girl. The story was initially reported by the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review.
Logan has Fanconi anemia, a rare disease that always causes cancer. He was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia at 14 months old and had a stem cell transplant a year ago. He lost one kidney to a tumor in March and now has a mass on his other kidney.
The other day, doctors told the couple the boy would live only 2 to 3 weeks more.
"It'll function as hardest thing I'll ever do, is bury my son," Stevenson said. "You understand it's coming, and you can't do anything about it."
Family and friends have pitched in to arrange the wedding, while Logan spends his last couple of days resting in his parents'home.Swidorsky said the couple expects about 100 people to wait the wedding.
"The best thing for Logan is usually to be home along with his parents," she said, adding doctors told the couple "he will be in more pain in the hospital."
"I simply am thankful that I am able to bring my son home and have time with him and hold him before he goes," Stevenson said. "So, for the reason that sense, I feel lucky that I at least reach bid farewell to my son ... and tell him it's planning to be OK."
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