End of Phase 3!

Friday was the last day of Hannah's treatments for Phase 3. These phases seem to be going by quickly. She did well at the long appointment. She received the same types of chemo that she has had this phase, just stronger doses. On the way home she always asks if that was the last time she has to go to the hospital. When we tell her no, that is not the last time, she asks how many more times she will have to go. How do you explain to a three-year-old that it will be another two years?

Hannah's Gam won Braves tickets from her work, so we were able to go to the game on Thursday night. The kids only lasted four innings and were restless and ready to leave, but they did enjoy seeing the field and players.

From our experience, three kids in a queen size hotel bed does not equal a good night's sleep for anyone (including people in the next rooms). So, Hannah was the smallest and got the boot. We wedged two of these big, heavy chairs together between a dresser and table so that they wouldn't slide apart during the night and they made the perfect bed for her!

The next phase will start at the end of next week and will probably be the worst for Hannah. She will have seven different kinds of chemo over the course of the phase and will start steroids again. Please pray that her body will handle this next phase well and that she will continue to feel good! Her doctors say that during this phase is when most kids lose their hair, feel the sickest and have to be admitted into the hospital because of complications (fever, etc). The good news is that as long as there are no delays, due to low blood counts, she should be done with this phase a week or so before Christmas. Hopefully that will be enough time for her to feel good for the holidays.