03/13/06 - SO MUCH HAS HAPPENED IN THE LAST TWO WEEKS. Regarding the MASS in Hannah's abdomen, a further ultrasound was done a few days later and the mass had DISAPPEARD. Doctors felt it was normal, post surgical fluid that was retained and had worked itself through the body. ONE STEP UP FOR HANNAH!! Hannah continues to remain in SEVERE pain at times, mainly in her abdomen. She is on a continuous morphine drip for pain management. She spends ALOT of the day sleeping and the rest of the day in bed, unable to get up because she is continually hooked up to IV and MONITORS. A MAJOR DEVELOPMENT AND SET BACK IN HANNAH'S CONDITION. Because Hannah HAS NOT RECOVERED WELL from this round of chemotherapy doctors feel that she WOULD NOT SURVIVE, IF GIVEN ANY MORE CHEMOTHERAPY. Therefore they WILL NOT BE STARTING A SECOND ROUND ON MARCH 16TH AND HAVE AGREED TO DO THE BONE MARROW TRANSPLANT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. As early as the NEXT 3 WEEKS. They feel that Hannah WOULD NOT MAKE IT TO WAIT UNTIL MAY. Hannah is now receiving blood transfusions approximately every 12 hours, that is an INCREDIBLE AMOUNT OF BLOOD! IT TAKES on average five whole blood donations to collect enough platelets for one platelet transfusion for a child with leukemia and platelets can only be stored for five days. SO IF YOU ARE ABLE, PLEASE GET OUT TO THE NEAREST BLOOD BANK AND DONATE!!!! Your donation could be SAVING A LIFE! PLEASE PRAY FAITHFULLY OVER THE NEXT 2 WEEKS. Jacob was tested on Thursday as a possible donor for Hannah. He has a 25% chance of being a MATCH and if he is his STEM CELLS from the umbilical cord that were saved at his birth could be used IMMEDIATELY FOR THE TRANSPLANT. The results should be available in the next 10-14 days. It wasn't a coincidence that Hannah got sick again only TWO WEEKS after Jacob's birth. God's plan to bring Jacob into the world at that exact time was to SAVE HIS BIG SISTER!! Karen and Stephen, you have been SO STRONG AND SUCH WONDERFUL PARENTS TO HANNAH. YOU SHOULD BE SO PROUD OF HER AND HER STRENGTH. SHE HAS GONE THROUGH AND OVERCOME MORE THAN MOST OF US WILL EVER IN OUR LIFETIME. SHE IS A TRUE INSPIRATION TO ALL OF US, AND SO ARE YOU!!