Make a Microloan for Jordan and Logan's Health!

This loan has been repaid in full!

Photo: Jordan is in green, Logan is in blue

First Posted: March 2, 2010

Name: Jordan and Logan

Age: 5 years old (twins)

Location: Arizona, USA

Diagnosis: Autism

Loan Sought: $370

Loan Needed For: Supplements: Klaire chewable digestive enzymes, L-Acetyl carnitine, Q10, Klaire probiotic complete, Nordic Naturals cod liver oil, Natural calm, Floravital iron supplement, Vitamin D, and Methyl B-12 shots. This will last us about 2 months.

Repayment Terms: 18 months ($20.56/month)

Other Notes: Jordan and Logan's mom, Karen, writes, "Jordan and Logan are 5 year old twins and are both diagnosed with autism. They both love to play outside, do active things with the family, they love school. Jordan loves music and Logan loves math and science. Jordan was diagnosed with autism when he was 3. He has made improvements but he is still very much impacted by his autism. He struggles to communicate verbally with us but he is the hardest worker we know! He is smart, fun loving and the sweetest, cuddliest boy there is! Logan was diagnosed at 5. He is verbal, quirky, smart and just trying to function to the best of his ability in this world that is a little strange to him. He also works so hard to be the best he can be!

We have been doing biomedical treatments even before we knew it was called biomedical! It started when they were less than a year old having severe reactions to food. No doctor could get us an answer, even after GI scopes etc. We found our wonderful naturopath who started treating them with natural therapies and within 3 months they were eating food instead of being on their formula. They still struggled but were beginning to get somewhat better. Jordan has since been diagnosed with Eosinophilic colitis and Logan still suffers from constipation and yeast overgrowth. We are pursuing this treatment because it is helping my boys.

We unfortunately have hit some very hard times. I have been staying home to take care of my boys and Logan and Jordan have a 3 year old brother. I get them to all their therapies and doctor appointments. My husband was in the real estate industry and when the economy turned we really started struggling. I am working some hours as a respite worker to earn some extra money when I can. My husband pursued a job selling commercial insurance. My husband's job is commission only and takes a while to build up a client base so his company offered him a small base salary that he was supposed to have until March 2010. It wasn't much and didn't pay for all our bills but we kept moving along doing as much as we could. We have had to cut back on DAN! dr appts, testing etc and put Jordan and Logan down to the minimum amount of supplements possible. Well, my husband's employer gave him the bad news that effective immediately, they were taking away his base salary. My husband is working hard but hasn't built up enough clients to earn commission so they basically just took away all of our income. We live a very meager lifestyle, we don't splurge, go on vacations, have cable TV or expensive cars etc. We don't mind cutting back everywhere we can including dr appts. But there are some supplements that my boys need just to function and to keep from getting more ill.

Any loan that could be given to us to keep my boys from having to stop their much needed supplements would be greatly appreciated!"

Reference Provided By: Catina H. and Irene K.

Jordan and Logan's Community of Lenders:

Anonymous: $70 ["Love and health to your boys!"]
Bonnie: $5
Melinda: $10 ["What cuties!"]
Grandma Gini: $20 ["Hi to cousin Janet in Arizona. Keep smiling!"]
Holly: $50
H & T: $215 ["We love our friends J & L very much !!!"]

UPDATES - UPDATES - UPDATES

March 4, 2010: This loan has been fully funded!

March 5, 2010: Promissory note sent to Karen for signature.

March 10, 2010: Signed promissory note received.

March 10, 2010: Loan of $370 disbursed via check in the mail. This loan is scheduled to be repaid over 18 months at $20.56 per month. The first installment is due April 15, 2010.

April 17, 2010: 1st repayment installment of $20.56 (due April 15) received, late.

May 15, 2010: 2nd repayment installment of $20.56 (due May 15) received, on-time.

May 15, 2010: 3rd repayment installment of $20.56 (due June 15) received, early. An overpayment of $8.88 also was received, which will be applied to the final installment due.

July 3, 2010: 4th repayment installment of $20.56 (due July 15) received, early.

August 11, 2010: 5th repayment installment of $20.56 (due August 15) received, early.

September 15, 2010: 6th repayment installment of $20.56 (due September 15) received, on-time. An overpayment of $0.44 also was received, which will be applied to the final installment due.

October 19, 2010: 7th repayment installment of $20.56 (due October 15) received, late.

December 7, 2010: 8th repayment installment (due November 15) has been marked past-due.

December 7, 2010: 9th repayment installment of $20.56 (due December 15) received, early.

December 26, 2010: The 8th repayment installment, which was due November 15, has been received. It has now been marked "late" instead of "past-due."

February 28, 2011: The 10th repayment installment (due January 15) has been marked past-due.

February 28, 2011: The 11th repayment installment (due February 15) has been marked past-due.

February 28, 2011: The 12th repayment installment of $20.56 (due March 15) has been received, early.

April 15, 2011: The 13th repayment installment of $20.56 (due April 15) has been received, on-time.

May 25, 2011: The 14th repayment installment of $20.56 (due May 15) has been received, late.

June 30, 2011: The 15th repayment installment of $20.56 (due June 15) has been marked past-due.

June 30, 2011: The 16th repayment installment of $20.56 (due July 15) has been received, early.

July 23, 2011: The 10th and 11th repayment installments (due January and February 2011) have been received. These have been marked "late" instead of "past-due."

August 25, 2011: The 17th repayment installment of $20.56 (due August 15) has been received, late.

August 25, 2011: The 18th repayment installment of $11.16 (due September 15) has been received, early.

October 14, 2011: The 15th repayment installment of $20.56 (due June 15) has been received. It has now been marked "late" instead of "past-due."

October 14, 2011: This loan has been repaid in full!

December 6, 2011: Original loan amounts have been sent to lenders via PayPal.