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After a Catastrophe or Before a Transplant, They Help

HelpHOPELive helps thousands raise money for medical and therapeutic expenses.

When Logan Schweiter was swept away in a rushing creek in Wayne in the summer of 2011 he suffered catastrophic injury to his brain and body. He survived the accident but the "road back" through his recovery was, is, and will contiue to be long and expensive. Friends, family and Upper Main Line communities have rallied around Logan and his family. One organization has played a key role in helping raising money to support the Logans fund the cost of Logan's medical care and treatment.s HelpHOPELive (sic) is a Radnor-based organization that has helped people raise more than $88 million and paid close to $75 million in out-of-pocket expenses for nearly 25,000 patients. The organization is celebrating its 30th year helping those who have …

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Logan Schweiter's Parents on the Long Road

The Devon couple speaks candidly about the ups and downs of fighting to bring their son back from the brink after his near-drowning last year.

13-year-old Logan Schweiter of Wayne, Tredyffrin Township suffered considerable brain damage after he was carried through underground culverts in Wayne for 10 minutes on July 25, 2011. One year later, his parents Marty and Melissa Schweiter give an update to his condition in a 30-minute TV interview with Radnor Patch editor Sam Strike. Watch the TV show in full by clicking on the photo at right. In the thirty minute interview the Schweiters talk candidly about the day to day challenges their son, and family face. His days are filled with occupational and speech therapy, sessions in the pool, as well as some "less traditional therapies," according to his parents. The Schweiters also include chiropractic and "bio energetic" therapies. The …

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Year After Accident It Still Takes a Village

In the year since a near-drowning accident changed Logan Schweiter's life forever, a community shows its true colors.

One year after a near-drowning accident that nearly killed Logan Schweiter of Wayne, Tredyffrin Township the communities around him have demonstrated what the phrase "it takes a village" really means. From the very beginning of the then-12-year-old boy's recovery, his friends, family, and the TE and Radnor communities at large have rallied around Logan and the Schweiter family. It began with volunteer first responders from Radnor Fire Company who pulled him out of the rushing waters of a South Wayne creek and continued almost immediately with fundraisers in the days after the accident. Logan's former seventh grade classmates at St. Kathaine's in Wayne rallied to his cause and so did high school students from Conestoga High School in Berwyn…

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Logan's Parents: Youth Is On His Side

Melissa and Marty Schweiter take you into the daily life of their son Logan, and show how the Tredyffrin teenager is working hard to recover from a devastating near-drowning accident.

13-year-old Logan Schweiter of Wayne, Tredyffrin Township survived after being dragged and trapped under water in a storm-swelled creek for about 20 minutes last summer. He was pulled to safety by fast-acting and heroric firefighters, but that much time trapped under water without oxygen can prove devestating, if not fatal. Miraculously, the seventh graded survived, but the tragedy has taken a toll on Logan, his family and his friends. Logan's body thrived in recovery at Children's Hospital of Pennsylvania. But it's what his brain may or may not be able to do now that he and his family are working hard to find out. Logan's parents Melissa and Marty recently made a video to show the countless supporters who have pitched in with donations of…

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The Luv4Logan Gala – A Huge Success

Hundreds of people come out to support near-drowning victim Logan Schweiter and his family.

The Luv4Logan Gala brought more than 500 people from TE, Wayne, and surrounding areas to the Phoenixville Foundry on Friday night to raise funds to help cover the costs of Logan Schweiter's recovery, rehabilitation, and ongoing medical and care costs. In July of 2011 Logan, a 12 year old Tredyffin boy, and two friends decided to go into a creek behind St. Katharine of Sienna School in Wayne. The St. Katharine student and his comapnions were suddenly caught in high rushing water. Logan's two friends were able to escape the rushing waters, but he was pulled under, swept downstream, and trapped under water until he was saved by first responders. He suffered traumatic brain damage in the accident. After months in the hospital Logan is now …

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Gala Planned for TT Boy Who Nearly Drowned

Tickets to the "A Night at the Carnival" Gala on May 4 are on sale now.

It's a chance to go home with fabulous vacations and other items while helping a local family in the fight to bring their young teen back to full health. Tickets to the "A Night at the Carnival" Gala for Logan Schweiter on May 4 are on sale now. Schweither is the 13-year-old tredyffrin Township boy who nearly drowned last summer in a rushing creek in Radnor Township. The Luv4Logan Gala will be held at 7 p.m. at The Foundry in Phoenixville. The evening will include silent and live auctions, raffles, food, entertainment and dancing. Live auction items include a Cayman Island Vacation, a Park City Ski Vacation, an Avalon Summer Vacation, and a one-hour basketball clinic for 15 hosted by Phil Martelli, Head Coach of St. Joseph's University Men…

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Logan's Mom Says 'Thank You' To Community

Logan Schweiter is out of the hospital, back home in Tredyffrin and slowly recovering from a near-drowning accident last summer.

Melissa Schweiter, the mother of the 13-year-old Tredyffrin Township boy who nearly drowned last summer in a rushing creek in Radnor Township, did a video blog entry March 6 to thank all of the people who have helped their family. A few weeks ago the Schweiter family celebrated Logan's 13th birthday. "I never imagined that I would miss his ATTITUDE! He always had such a way about him... One minute telling me I was an "ass-tronaut", (with a twinkle in his eye!) and the next, that I was the 8th wonder of the world," she writes on the Luv4Logan blog. "So much spunk, life and love... All in one kid. Man, do I miss him. Every day." According to Schweiter's blog entry, "His body is healthy and strong...we are just waiting for his brain to catch …

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Benefit for Logan Schweiter at Devon Bowling Lanes

The Kelly Rooney Foundation held a fundraiser for the Wayne boy who was trapped under rushing water during a flash flood over the summer.

Logan Schweiter is the St. Katharine's of Siena student who was trapped under water for about ten minutes during a storm this summer and suffered a traumatic brain injury. On Sunday friends and family gathered for a fund raiser the Devon Bowling Lanes that included a visit from the Philly Phanatic, a raffle for items including a laptop and an iPad, as well as a DJ and lots of bowling. The Kelly Rooney Foundation, which funds breast cancer research, hosted the fundraiser in honor of Logan. Rooney's son Jack is good friends with Logan. Related Topics: love for logan

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Tredyffrin Township Honors Radnor First Responders Who Saved Boy From Drowning

Logan Schweiter's father, Martin thanked the volunteers who helped save his son.

They risked their lives, some diving into rushing water without a safety rope to pull an unconcious 12 year old boy from under the rushing flood waters of a rain swollen creek.  It was an act of heroism that literally saved Logan Schweiter's life. Monday night, two dozen Radnor Fire Company first responders were the first item on the agenda at the Tredyffrin Township Board of Supervisor’s meeting. It was a ceremony honoring the first responders who answered the call without hesitation, and it was the first time Logan Schweiter's father had a chance to publicly thank the volunteers who saved his son. Martin Schwieter was joined by Logan's brother, sister and grandparents. Supervisor John DiBuonaventuro addressed the standing room only crowd…

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Dramatic Details of Upper Main Line Creek Rescue

Radnor Fire Co. First Responders describe what happened when a 12 year old was swept away in raging flood waters.

With pool rafts in hand, Logan Schweiter and two of his friends headed down to a Radnor Township creek on the property of St. Katharine of Siena in South Wayne where they go to school. It was Monday, July 25 and torrential rains had swelled the creek, making what is usually a three-foot wide, inches-deep creek, a rapidly moving torrent of water. Local fire and rescue officials estimated the creek had swelled during the downpours to about 12 feet wide and 10 feet deep. The boys jumped in. While two of them were able to cling to branches and avoid being taken by the rapidly moving current, Logan Schweiter succumbed to the torrent and was carried down stream. Media reports credited a neighbor, Dr. Michael Beers, with bringing the boy back …

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