03/29/06 - Tomorrow is the BIG DAY. Hannah begins her conditioning for her bone marrow transplant. Today Hannah returned to Sick Kids in a LIMOUSINE (a birthday gift from Chrysler, Brampton where her daddy works) after a GREAT BIRTHDAY with her family and friends. Hannah enjoyed the ride so much she asked if she could go again on the WAY HOME!! Hannah, if you can KEEP ON FIGHTING & MAKE IT HOME you can ride in the BIGGEST LIMOUSINE there is. That's a PROMISE!!!!! Hannah had a full day of hydration today & blood work. She was quite tired today after a BUSY DAY yesterday. Hannah will start her 1st day of chemotherapy tomorrow. It will run over 1 hour once a day for 4 days, that takes her to Sunday. She will also be receiving many other IV medications to combat all the side effects of the chemo. She will continue to receive her feeds over 12 hours at night as long as she is able to tolerate it. As of now she is receiving approximately 3 cans per night. She weighed in today at 12.7kg (28 lbs) and her height was 100.4cm. After the 4 days of chemotherapy Hannah will receive full body radiation TWICE a day, anywhere from 3-10 minutes per session for 3 days at Princess Margaret Hospital, just a short walk through an underground tunnel. Hannah will be escorted on a stretcher accompanied by Mommy, Daddy, a nurse and anesthetiologist, a child life worker and a transporter (WOW!!). The only part of Hannah's body that will not receive radiation will be her lungs. That brings us to Thursday. Because of Hannah's size and age they will be dividing the transplant over 2 days. They have found it to have a higher success rate. Therefore she will receive 2 bags of fresh stem cells (frozen bonemarrow from previous donor) on Thursday and 2 bags on Friday. This procedure is done in a completely sterile and isolated room. She will remain in this room until the new bone marrow engrafts (takes to her body). With the last transplant it took 32 days. While in this room Karen and Stephen will be the only ones able to visit her. Because of the NEED FOR a CLEAN & STERILE ENVIRONMENT Karen and Stephen are not able to SLEEP IN the room with her BUT WILL be taking shifts with her DAY AND NIGHT. We wish you all the best for tomorrow Hannah. STAY STRONG, KEEP FIGHTING. YOUR MOMMY & DADDY ARE WITH YOU EVERY STEP OF THE WAY AND ARE DOING EVERYTHING POSSIBLE TO GET YOU WELL. THEY LOVE YOU SO MUCH & WANT TO BRING THEIR LITTLE GIRL HOME!!! You are always in our thoughts and prayers!!!