Diagnosis: Osteosarcoma (Bone Cancer)
Story: On December 8, 2011 Hannah was knocked down on the playground during recess at school. Her right knee swelled up and after visiting her pediatrician, was told we'd do x-rays to determine what damage was done to her knee and why it was so swollen. After having x-rays done on December 15, 2011 we were told there was a tumor--the swelling was not caused by the "injury" on the playground. After an MRI and biopsy of her knee, we were told that Hannah has osteosarcoma--a type of bone cancer. Hannah also recently had a rotationplasty orthopedic surgical procedure on the 19th of March (they had to rotate her foot around). There will be 6 weeks of healing, they will X-ray to see how her leg is healing and at that time we'll start talking about prosthetics. She will have to do a lot of intensive physical therapy to train her foot muscles to flex the opposite direction so her ankle will become her knee joint. Hannah is not nervous at all at this point. This girl is "WONDER WOMAN" On her first Physical Therapy Session after surgery the 19th, she did almost everything on her own! She only had help from a physical therapist for balance. Hannah did not flinch or pout or complain or cry. She said it didn't hurt at all and was acting like it was no big deal. She stood up on her own for a 5-count then sat back down and did that 5 times in a row too!! In fact, she's rather EXCITED NOW at the prospect of having this cancer gone. She just wants to walk again on her own and this is the biggest and most important step for achieving that goal. We know we have a long road ahead of us, but Hannah is a strong little girl and we are all learning to take this journey one day, one step at a time. Thank you for continuing to lift up Hannah and all of us as we begin this new chapter in her precious life! WHAT A POWERFUL EXAMPLE OF A WARRIOR!!! You can follow Hannah's AMAZING journey here
Hannah's Basket ready for delivery!!!
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