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Logan rings bell, signaling end to cancer battle
Members of the community, including family; friends; nurses; teammates and coaches; Rio Rancho Police officers, tactical and SWAT, join Cleveland senior and football player Marshall Logan as he celebrates ringing the bell signaling the end of his cancer battle.
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On July 11, Cleveland football player Marshall Logan beat cancer and rang the bell, signaling he was finished with treatments.
“His daddy and I are on Cloud Nine! The love and support has been so amazing and beautiful,” his mother, Vanessa Logan, said.
Marshall was not alone and got much applause from a crowd made up of family, friends, nurses, the CHS football team and coaches, officers from Rio Rancho Police Department, the RRPD tactical SWAT squad, and more.
“It felt amazing. I had finally ringed the bell to know that I am finished with my, close to, yearlong battle with Ewing’s Sarcoma, and the ones that had also spread to my lungs,” Logan said. “Once you ring that bell, you say a prayer, to know that it should never come back, and that God is watching over us.”
Not only did Marshall get to ring the bell, but he was cleared to play football again. He is a guard and center for the Storm. He is also looking forward to the wrestling season.
“I’m still just trying to get back to it; we’re doing a lot of conditioning, and my lungs are still trying to get used to it,” Logan said. “Thank you all. There were a lot of supporters and a lot of people who helped out.”
On Sept. 3, Logan was diagnosed with cancer and the Cleveland community rallied to support Marshall — and his family — during this challenging time.
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“It was kind of shocking the day it happened, and I can’t really change anything about … being happy is the most key factor. You can’t fall down even more. Find a way to be happy, stay happy,” an emotional Logan said to anyone who is going through cancer.
During his battle, Cleveland students made shirts, people started meal trains, fundraised, and more all in support of being Marshall Strong.
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“Before, I was mean. I was kind of a mean person, and definitely always mean to him,” Logan jokingly said as he nudged his brother Troy Logan, who was sitting next to him while being interviewed. “Going through this process has definitely changed me a lot, and I believe I am a better person for it.”
