6/30/05 - Hannah has settled well into her new room in the transplant wing. She moved there on Sunday and started her 1st chemo drug monday night. She has the 1st drug for 4 days, the 2nd drug for 2 days and the 3rd drug for 1 day. Then she has 1 day of rest before the transplant. THE TRANSPLANT DATE HAS BEEN MOVED TO JULY 6TH!!!! ONE DAY EARLIER THAN EXPECTED. THE SOONER THE BETTER!!! Hannah continues to keep up her spirits. She has started on TPN, it is a nutritional supplement given to help increase her weight. Since being admitted to hospital 5 months ago she has not gained any weight but has grown in height. The nutritional supplement is being given in hopes of adding some fat to her body. As of yesterday her weight is 12.3kg (27lbs) and her height 99cm. Hannah has been doing well so far with this 5th round of chemo. She hasn't had any adverse reactions or side effects. As the days get closer for the bone marrow transplant our prayers go out to Hannah and her family that this will soon be over and Hannah will be back at home where she belongs. KEEP FIGHTING HANNAH!!! THE ROAD TO RECOVERY IS GETTING CLOSER!!!

6/22/05 - AAAAMMMMAZING NEWS!!!!! HANNAH'S TRANSPLANT DATE HAS BEEN SET FOR JULY 7TH!!!!! Thanks to a TRUE ANGEL, the bone marrow donor for Hannah has cleared their schedule and preparation for transplant is underway. Hannah is to be moved to the bone marrow transplant wing of Sick Kids Hospital on Saturday to begin her LONG AWAITED RECOVERY PROCESS. It will all begin with an intense chemotherapy round (#5) to completely wipe out all of Hannah's bone marrow. She will NOT be having the spleenectomy as first thought. They will go straight to the transplant. Then on July 7th, THE TRANSPLANT will take place. We can never thank this amazing person enough, for giving Hannah this chance at life. We can only hope that if a miracle is needed for them in their life, that God will send them an angel as well. OUR ETERNAL GRATITUDE AND LOVE TO YOU, WHOEVER AND WHEREVER YOU ARE!!!!

6/17/05 - Stephen & Karen met with the surgeon today who will be doing Hannah's spleenectomy. It will probably be in the next couple of weeks unless the transplant date gets set before that, then it will be done just prior to the transplant. Hannah is still receiving daily blood transfusions. Yesterday she had to receive platelets twice because her levels were so low. In the past 5 MONTHS that Hannah has been in hospital she has received a total of 74 BLOOD TRANSFUSIONS!! ISN'T THAT INCREDIBLE!! THANK YOU TO ALL THOSE WHO DONATE BLOOD REGULARLY!! It is needed by so many and so easy for us to give. Hannah has sure been using her share. Hannah is doing a bit better today. Her pain in her ear has been decreasing and she is receiving morphine less frequent. There is still small amount of fluid and blood draining from her ear but that is also decreasing as her platelet counts rise. WE LOVE YOU HANNAH AND CONTINUE TO PRAY FOR YOU!!!

6/14/05 - Hannah remains in hospital. She has been receiving regular day passes up to yesterday when she spiked a fever. She is now back on antibiotics. Hannah also has an ear infection and had some discoloured fluid draining from her ear yesterday. She has had culture swabs taken and the results are still pending. There has not been any word yet as to when or if Hannah will be having a spleenectomy. Hannah had been receving daily blood transfusions because her levels had not been staying up. Hannah continues to keep in good spirits. She has proven OVER AND OVER AGAIN that nothing can keep her down and any obstacle set before her she can conquer. NOTHING IS IMPOSSIBLE IF YOU PUT YOUR TRUST IN GOD HANNAH!!!

6/3/05 - Hannah was full of LIFE and EXCITEMENT last night as she was able to attend the DORA THE EXPLORER LIVE SHOW at the Hummingbird Centre with Mommy, Aunty Mel and cousins Alexandra and Abigail. It was a great treat for all of us to have Hannah come out on a short pass just for the show. To see her smile and interact was WELL worth it!!! Thanks to all the GREAT staff at Sick Kids for allowing Hannah this time to BE A KID!!! And thanks to Aunty Mel, Alexandra and Abigail for showing Hannah a GREAT TIME!!! We hope this brings many SMILES and HAPPY MEMORIES for you!! YOU DESERVE IT!!!! Hannah has 2 days left of her FOURTH round of chemotherapy. Hopefully she can get home for a SHORT while before the bone marrow transplant. She has a long road ahead with the transplant and recovery but she has proven herself to be a very STRONG and BRAVE girl. We know she will come through this with FLYING COLOURS!!