Our Street

This is the view of our street (there are Pray for Hannah signs all the way down it). I can't express how much it means to us to have this kind of support. From the first few days of Hannah's diagnosis to now  - our friends and family have been incredible! It's not just our street that has all of these signs. They are all over town and lots of other places too. I remember, a few years ago, the first signs I ever saw to pray for a little boy with cancer. The signs really did remind me to stop and pray for him. It amazes us that people are still supporting us and still praying for Hannah - even almost a year later. We will never be able to say thank you enough!

May

We have had some wonderful, uneventful weeks this month. Hannah has felt really good and life has even felt normal! Hannah had a good appointment. All of her blood work and labs were just where the doctors want them. It was such a relief to go into her appointment and have no concerns. We do not take the good days for granted!

This is Hannah waiting to go back for the appointment. That sweet volunteer in the background is almost always there on Fridays to do crafts with the kids as they are waiting. This makes such a difference to distract Hannah from being nervous about being there.

Have I said lately how amazing the nurses are at this hospital? This is the room where Hannah gets her dreaded finger prick. Hannah wanted her doll, Dorothy, to get checked out first and this nurse is always so kind and patient. She did everything to the doll before doing it to Hannah. 

Hannah's hair is finally long enough for a bow! Most of the nurses will come in and "pet" her head because her hair is so soft. Eric and I tease her that we want to keep it this length forever (with it being short, she looks younger and we're not ready for her to grow up). She says, "No! I'm going to let it grow as long as Rapunzel's hair - all the way past my feet!"

Can you believe she's gotten so much hair back after just a few short months? It's hard to believe that it was only Christmas when her hair looked like this: