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!!!