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August 2004
08/03/2004 - Regarding Seeing a TV Program
 Hello,

Attached is a e-mail that I received from a very dear friend and prayer warrior. Did anyone else see this program that she is talking about? I've tried to query the internet under Dishnet ... but I don't have time or the knowledge to try and find it .... help!

Love, Cindi

Cindi,

Not this past week but the week before that, I had woke up during the night. When this happens I usually pray. But I couldn't fall back to sleep so I turned on the T.V. We have cable, "Dish" and there was a health program on. It was about a lady who had a tumor in her stomach. The lady's original weight was 125 lbs. and she had a tumor that weighted 200lbs. They showed her, she looked like a huge potato. Then they showed it also in an animated picture. How it started growing. I think no one wanted to do the surgery because of the risk. But this Doctor and special team did, I only watched some of it, and turned it off and prayed for Hannah and went to sleep. I thought I was to see that so again I could pray for Hannah. It is so strange that your father mentioned this. Dhlth is the name of the program the number of the cable is 189.

Love, Josie Drummond
08/03/2004 - Information Found
 The information was found that was on the Discovery Health channel.

No one seems to be able to find anything on "Dr. God" though ... any help there would be appreciated. Wish I had more information about it but my dad was relying on a documentary he seen several years ago.

Thanks for all your help ... and prayers!

Love, Cindi
08/03/2004 - Dr. Lorraine Day
 I do know about Dr. Lorraine Day. I have even been able to watch a VCR tape about her. She is not the physician though that Dad seen on the documentary. This was a man.

Thanks for thinking of us though.

Cindi
08/03/2004
 I know I've been behind in updating about Hannah and I apologize. There's been so much going on that I just haven't had the strength to even log on to a computer.

Around midnight on Friday, just after Terry left, Hannah started getting sick. Blood work was drawn and Hannah's nurse practitioner came to see me, quite concerned. Many of her blood levels had dropped considerably and to a very dangerous low. A few hours before this when Hannah was being suctioned there was alot of frank blood that came out of her tummy. Based on this and her blood work there was great concern that Hannah was loosing blood, possibly bleeding internally. There was also concern that there was necrotic tissue (dead tissue) in her abdomen (possibly bowel intestines) which would mean death was very, very close. Her metabolic system had made severe changes and her white and red blood counts had changed as well. Her platelets that had been holding steady had dropped in half.

Immediately they got busy, orders were written to try and correct all these new problems. Her carbon dioxide level had dropped to a point where we had to turn her ventilator up from 14 to 24. We weren't able to get a pulse in her left lower leg and toes so we had to put her back on the Dopamine and increase it to a high dosage. These were both big steps backwards for Hannah. There was talk about doing a CT Scan ... but getting Hannah down there to do one is a very large risk in itself. Eventually, because they couldn't determine for sure what was happening with Hannah the decision was made to take her to CT Scan ... after it was made clear that the risk of even moving her from her bed to the CT table could kill her. She had a team take her down there, her Fellow, nurse, respiratory nurse and a helper. What a JOB this was! To make a long story short Hannah shocked everyone once again, she done great! Didn't give them any problems at all. After Hannah was settled back in bed and was stable and all hooked back up to the ventilator I got to meet Hannah's new "Fellow" and I told him that Hannah was going to make an old lady out of me and he laughed and said, "And me as well". Terry and I really, really like him and are very glad he has Hannah this week.

Hannah's nurse practitioner (who's last day was when the Fellow came on) had spent alot of time with me, explaining Hannah's condition, both good and bad. She never once upset me, she talked with me on both a professional and personal level. She too is a mother. But when Hannah started having all the new problems that morning she took me to the side and told me if Hannah was bleeding internally and if there was dead tissue inside, that this was going to be the end for Hannah ... she said it might not be that day, but it would probably be the next day or so ... she wanted me to understand the end was right here and very close. She asked me about Hannah's heart stopping and if we would want them to do compressions ... she explained they would but it entailed "cracking a few ribs". I thought I would faint and wanted to vomit. It was her job to prepare me. I had a hard time answering that question ... I told her I would have to talk to Terry first. Then I told her that I didn't want to be the one to make that decision that I wanted it to be God's. She looked at me so lovingly and said, "I think God already has made his decision Cindi, your Hannah is dying". Just when you think your mind and heart can't bear anymore you will find that it can, how, I'm not sure. Before Paula left around 9:00 a.m. she came to say good bye (she's moved to the East Coast) and I felt my heart break. I will miss her, what a loss for this hospital. God must have known my heart was hurting because when the new Fellow came on Terry and I both immediately liked him. Of course he is very aware of everything that is going on with Hannah and when we told him that we were Christians, and that we would not give up on Hannah, that we believed in miracles, he told us that he too was a Christian and believed in miracles as well.

It turns out that the CT Scan showed the abdominal tumors were NOT growing but her lung tumors ARE. The daily chest x-rays didn't show this but the CT Scan did. There is no dead bowel or intestine in her abdomen (which is great news) and her condition is not what they expected. THANK YOU LORD. They were almost as pleased as we were that it wasn't what they thought. They continued to run alot more tests and with the products they pushed through her and the vent and Dopamine turned up, her levels returned to normal. What I think happened is Hannah got the diarrhea during the night and it was ALOT and she had it four times. When you are as severely fluid restricted as she is this is a major big deal. She has so much toxin in her body because of her kidney function and with the huge masses in her abdomen it's so hard to know anything for sure with her. Her blood gases did return to normal and everyone took a large sigh of relief.

Here's a little bit more good news ... when Hannah's body went haywire, her kidney function levels improved! Her BUN and Creatin levels dropped and they have no answer for that! The next day they dropped again ... there's no answer for that either!!

I have to tell you that after all this happened with Hannah I fell apart. It was before we knew that Hannah had "recovered" and that her condition wasn't due to dead bowel and intestines. It was awful for me on Saturday and Sunday. The worst days I've had I think. Paula had left and I was still believing that what she thought was happening was true ... it was only after the Fellow talked to us Sunday night that I felt better.

There's so much I haven't told you about Hannah's huge minister "following". She has 10 that have stayed very close to her, who visit her often and have become part of our lives. One of them is my dad's minister, Pastor Brian Smith. He called us a couple of weeks ago and told us of a prayer that God had answered for him. He told us God said the answer was in Romans 4 verse 18-24. He also told us this would be confirmed. Several days ago my sister's ministers, Pastors Jean-Marie and Ron Lambert came to visit and Ron said they were coming home from vacation when God was talking to him about Hannah and spoke to him of Romans 4 verse 18-24 also. Terry and I both knew ... and immediately thanked the Lord!

When the devastating news hit me so hard Saturday morning and I found I couldn't overcome it I asked Terry to call and see if the ministers would come to pray over Hannah together. They were here later that evening despite the fact that it was quite late and that Jean-Marie was sick. The pastors spoke briefly of their conversation about Romans 4 and then we started praying over Hannah.

I haven't allowed Terry's dad to see Hannah since becoming this ill, it wouldn't be good for him and I know he could never handle it. But after her "episode" I wondered if Hannah was still hanging on so strongly because she was waiting for Papa. So I told him it was ok to come and I was shocked when he arrived at the hospital about the same time of night as the pastors (he is early to bed and early to rise). So Papa and Terry's sister and Bob were also there when we all started praying over Hannah. After an hour or so I told Jean-Marie that I felt better and felt the presence of the Holy Spirit. She told me to rest in the peace of the presence of the Holy Spirit and to let everything else go. I did, and I have, and it's gotten a little easier for me now.

We have been asking over and over again about giving Hannah Celebrex ... everyday there was a new excuse as to why they couldn't give us an answer ... or couldn't come up with a way to administer it unless I found the way myself. Sometimes I wonder about these doctors ... honestly ... Terry and I have come up with ideas and ways to care for Hannah that should be coming from their years of experience NOT ours. It must boil down to love of life and realizing what a true gift it is. This one Attending that I had words with tells us all the time that she is doing everything she can to save my Hannah, and I know she has to do her part because it's her job, but trust me when I tell you she does not go out on a limb for Hannah, not for one minute. If so, she would have had an answer about Celebrex in one hour, not two weeks, and when she told me No, that Hannah couldn't have it (because it could sit in her tummy and cause a ulcer) and I argued instead of giving it to her all at once why couldn't we slowly give it to her over the course of an entire day this would have been HER idea not MINE! It's so clear that their thoughts are of death and not life. I would say being in this environment is the worst part for me. Where there is life there is Hope! When there is God there is Hope! Little Hannah's body refuses to give up, she's so strong it's amazing. She is going to stay right here and make these doctors learn one heck of a lesson ... one very important lesson ... it's about not giving up.

Our next battle is going to be with the Renal doctors. I'm really dreading that. They've made their point ... no dialsyis. They say it would kill her ... well how many times have they told us that one! We tell them if she doesn't have it she will die! Terry told me today that he had a long time with the house doctor about dialysis this morning and she ended up telling him that it was too late, Hannah was too sick and wouldn't survive it. This is what we were afraid they would do. We are going to ask for a consult for tomorrow with them again.

Lot's of stuff going on ... we're hanging in there. Precious Hannah is doing all the work, she's fighting so hard. I know you'll keep those prayers coming for her.

Love, Cindi and Hannah
08/04/2004
 Our little Hannah is still hanging in there. She refuses to give in one inch. She had been having the "gasping for breaths" episode yesterday morning and all the vent settings had to be increased. Little by little we asked them to turn them back to the level where they were and Hannah tolerated it perfectly. She is now on 40% oxygen (you and I require 21%). The vent rate is set at 28 ... this means that Hannah receives 28 breaths a minute from the vent, however, Hannah is also breathing 28 breaths a minute on her own. Before she started having these episodes Hannah was at a vent setting of 14 and she was taking anywhere from 25 to 35 breaths above the vent setting of 14! Our goal is to watch her blood gases closely and see if she will tolerate being weaned. Her blood pressure, heart rate, oxygen rate, respiratory rate and CVP rates are all excellent. Her blood work has been coming back very good also.

I was speaking with her doctor today and explained that the Celebrex and Vitamin B was started three days ago and Hannah became symptomatic with the "breathing episodes" three days ago. She told me she really didn't want to give up on the Celebrex yet. Tomorrow Terry and I are going to find her a natural Celebrex product and see if this will work better for Hannah.

My dad asked the Elders of his church to lay hands on Hannah and anoint her with oil. They came up to the hospital yesterday and after praying they "insisted" she start making more PEE! Well Hannah has made more pee than she had been ... but not nearly what we need her to! She went from 4 cc's a day to 12 cc's a day (yesterday and today).

Hannah's doctor, a nurse, and her PT swear that Hannah was responding to them yesterday. I don't think so ... I think it's just wishful thinking! I smiled at her doctor today when she told me that and she said, "No really, Hannah was more awake than I've EVER seen her since coming down here". The nurse insists that she asked Hannah if she was in pain and Hannah nodded her head "yes". Her PT said she was nodding her head yes to him too when he asked her a question. Lisa told me that she turned Sponge Bob on the TV for her today and went down the hall for a minute and when she came back Hannah had turned her head so she could see the TV. I don't know about any of this ... I'm hoping so. I know Dr. G. believes when he comes to visit Hannah that she squeezes his hand in response. Why she won't do this for me I'm not sure. I truly believe she hears us though.

Her upper body swelling is getting worse and it concerns me to see her so "big". Her lower body is still swollen but nothing like it used to be. It's like the fluid has decided to switch gears.

I found out from my doctor yesterday that I tested positive for a Staff Infection! What probably happened is I got the spider bite, which created a tiny opening and in it came a nasty staff infection. He told me I would have to have IV antibiotics to treat it. I immediately became worried that Hannah had it and had given it to me. I asked her doctor to test her immediately ... we got the results back and she was NEGATIVE! Thank you Lord!! Her doctor told me this was a "first" for Children's ... the parent having the staff infection and NOT the child. I told her not to be surprised about anything that comes from our family ... we're always the ones doing the backwards things (especially Hannah). I've been very worried that maybe I could infect Hannah so they contacted their infectious disease department and found that it would be ok with good hand washing if I touched Hannah. I'm still afraid though. If Hannah were to get a staff infection ... they are very, very dangerous. The doctor asked me when I was going to go in the hospital for the IV antibiotic's and I told her I wasn't ... either I got them here and pushed my little pole around in Hannah's room or I wasn't going to take them. She laughed and said it would be a first but they would accommodate me! She told me they would put a PIC line in my arm and that I would probably have to be on them for a week ... Oh Lord!

I've been swamped trying to read all the valuable information people have been sending me recently. Thank you so much for all the time and energy your putting in to it. Still can't find the Dr. God surgeon but we certainly have found other doctors that are definitely worth checking out. I'm hoping to find time to make some calls tomorrow.

Thanks again for everything ... we love you all.

Love, Cindi and Hannah
08/06/2004
 There isn't much new to tell you ... Hannah is staying the same. She's holding her own and all her vitals and blood work are good (except the kidney function levels, which continue to get higher and higher).

The other thing Hannah has been doing is "gagging". I think because she's becoming more "alert" she knows the tube is down there and wants it out! The nurses will suction her thinking she's got fluid down there and sometimes she gets so choked that her heart rate and blood pressure drop and they have to "bag her". She's always given a bolus of Fentanyl when she does this and she calms right down.

We are not positive, but we think she's watching TV. When the nurse asks her not to bite on her tube Hannah stops. When the nurse tells her to open her mouth so she can brush her mouth Hannah will. Every now and then Hannah will squeeze your hand, not necessarily on command though.

I came home yesterday and have spent the last two days trying to get caught up with the tremendous amount of paperwork stuff! It's the stuff like bank statements that need balanced, bills that need paid, medical bill errors that need called and corrected, and I could go on and on and on. It's too much. I still haven't made a dent in all of it but I can't stand another day away from my angel. I miss her so much.

Today was one of those emotional days for me. My faith doesn't waiver but my heart does break knowing this little ball of life is lying in a bed fighting for her life. It's been almost a month and I wish she'd start getting better soon!

Being home these last two days and going through things on the desks and table I keep finding little notes in sealed envelopes marked "To Mommy" and there's one for "Sissy". They are so precious, inside are little pictures she's drawn and a little note which begins with "Roses are Red, Violets are Blue, Sugar is Sweet and I Love You"! On the refrigerator are more sweet pictures with rainbows and words of love. Oh how I wish she were here and things were like they used to be. She's such a light of life in our house.

Grandpa asked me to go out to the garden tonight and pick the watermelons Hannah planted just before getting sick in May. They are so big and green and look fantastic! I couldn't bring myself to pick it though and neither could Grandpa. We shed a few tears and decided to let Hannah pick them when she got home.

When Terry called me this evening he told me he was so glad I wasn't there to hear a mother screaming, "No, God, No!" This couple had a 15 month old baby who had lost it's battle with a rare blood disorder. Terry said her screams brought him to his knees and despite the doors being closed in both Hannah's room and their baby's room the screams were heard all through the PICU. I'm so glad I wasn't there for that too ... that poor woman's heart ... it would have broken my heart and I know I wouldn't have been able to stand it. Terry said it was all he could do to stay in the room with Hannah.

These precious little children, it's just not right they suffer! There must be advances made in the near future to protect our babies. And if there is information out there already and the public isn't aware of it then it must be brought to the forefront. I know with the natural medications we're giving Hannah had we known about them initially Hannah would have never been as sick as she was or as she is now.

Thank you for continuing to pray with us for the recovery of our little angel. Thank you for praying with me for patience in waiting for God to heal Hannah in HIS time.

Love, Cindi and Hannah

08/07/2004
 Today was really no different than the past several days. She continues to "gasp" for air at times and they try and relieve her symptoms by giving her a bolus of either Fentanol or Morphine.

Her PH and Bi-Carb levels were low this morning. She continues to have blood drain from the tummy through the NG tube. They aren't sure what's causing it ... buy are hoping to be able to stop the bleeding somehow. They gave her Platelets this morning and will give her packed red blood this evening or in the morning.

Her blood pressure is much stronger, her heart rate and vital signs are all excellent too. The best news is that this mornings' chest x-ray showed less fluid in the lungs!

Because of the bleeding in the tummy they stopped her Celebrex and our natural feedings until we can figure out the source of the bleed. The doctor told Terry she really hoped she could stop it but wasn't sure she could.

Her PTT levels were once again out of whack. They are trying to figure out how to correct this problem once again. The PTT level is something we're not 100% clear on ... only that it has to do with carbon dioxide (we think) in her blood. This has a potential to be very serious.

Hannah still is not Peeing ... and in 6 days has only had a tiny mucousy bowel movement. The CT Scan did show that contrast did flow through the abdomen so we're not sure why she's not pooping.

Grandpa and Sissy went up to see Hannah today and both were sure Hannah recognized him. Sometimes she will squeeze your hand on demand but not always.

Aunt Rita came up to sit with Hannah after Grandpa and Sissy left so I could have some time with Terry. He insisted we do something OUT of the hospital. We went for a drive, out to dinner, then walked around the yard down by the lake for awhile. The weather is so nice ... it sure doesn't feel like August to me. It was nice being home for a few days, but I miss Hannah terribly. More than anything I wish she were home. I went to Wal-Mart today and seen all the school supplies out and I had to wipe my eyes ... one of Hannah's most favorite things in the world is going to school.

I will keep you posted.

Love, Cindi and Hannah

08/08/2004
 Hannah's night was unchanged from her day. This morning she continued to lightly "gasp" for air with every breath. All her vitals were excellent though. Dr. Lerner took the time to explain to me that Hannah's PTT levels were critically high (105.0). Yesterday they were 47.1. This level tells them Hannah's body is not able to clot blood. The entire day her NG tube has continually suctioned out red blood. I watch it leave her body and don't see any coming back in her and it's very alarming. Her doctor says she's already at fluid overload and giving her more fluid (of any kind) is too dangerous right now. She's so swollen, it's unbelievable. She actually looks like she's going to "pop" at any given moment.

Her left lower leg and foot is once again turning purple and is chilly. I've been wrapping it in blankets and rubbing it, but I'm not having much luck.

After coming back from dinner this evening I found myself shocked when I seen Hannah! She was resting comfortably, not gasping and her mouth was closed over her tube! Wow! Her nurse said Hannah started setting off all the vent alarms and when Respiratory came in to see why she decided to "change the mode". That's it ... in a nutshell. Simply switched a different button! Unreal! Hannah hasn't been this relaxed in weeks! I was so grateful that the nurse just decided to do it ... then got angry when I realized they should have tried this a long time ago!

Around 10:00 p.m. we were getting ready to give her a bath when her blood pressure started dropping. We've had a hard time just maintaining it at 70/20 ... give or take a number or two. I asked about increasing her Dopamine (blood pressure medication) and was told she was at the limit (15) already and couldn't get anymore! Her heart rate also dropped from high 90's to 91 and 92. I was going to try and get to bed early because I just knew Hannah was going to have a good night ... well it's 2:00 a.m. and I'm still with her. Her breathing is better but until her blood pressure issues aren't resolved I'm not leaving her.

This afternoon I was so surprised when a couple representing Mannatek came to visit me. Gail (the lady who introduced us to Ambrotose) spoke to them about Hannah at a convention and since they were in St. Louis they stopped by. I'm so glad! Angie gave me alot more information and let me borrow some tapes and cassettes that's very uplifting. I let them come in and meet Hannah and showed them the products I had at the hospital and we talked about what to try and how to try it. I became very excited and hopeful about putting the Ambrotose in her mouth ... it dissolves immediately and doesn't have a taste. I spent the rest of the day and probably got 4 teaspoons in her. It's not nearly enough, but because of the bleeding in the NG tube it's the only way I can feed her. I'm hoping these are angels God sent us and that Hannah will begin to heal very soon.

I will keep you all posted.

Love, Cindi and Hannah
08/10/2004
 I'm afraid I don't have good news. Little Hannah's body is beginning to fail her now. For the past 3 days her blood pressure has been low. She's been on Dopamine for a long time and she's already receiving the maximum dosage of that. Because of the massive swelling in her body it's difficult to know if the cuff reading is truly a correct reading or not. The artery line they put in on the day she came to PICU quit working a long time ago. It was decided today, after all her blood gases and blood work came back poor, that it was time to put in a new artery line. After the last time when Hannah was tortured so much I had made the decision to not allow anymore poking in her body of any kind. Dr. Lerner and Anne (nurse practitioner) took me back to speak with me and we had a long discussion. Dr. Lerner told me she believes little Hannah has "gone into herself" now. That means that Hannah probably doesn't hear anything, know anything, feel anything, etc. The ultimate goal has always been to keep Hannah comfortable and based on her opinion Hannah is comfortable. Before I got to the hospital today Dr. Bass had already put in what he thought was an artery line ... turns out he missed (because of all the swelling) and the line went in a vein instead. While talking with Dr. Lerner she assured me that Hannah felt nothing. She told me if we didn't let her put the artery line in we would not know for sure what her true blood pressure was. She also told me that Hannah was one heck of a fighter and that she has left a very lasting impression on all the staff here in the PICU. Dr. Lerner told me she wanted to fight to save Hannah as hard as Hannah was fighting to live. It just doesn't seem possible anymore with all the blood gases and blood work and metabolic changes Hannah has recently made. She is very acidic and this too is dangerous.

Because her white blood count has been climbing through the roof for the past three days they are convinced she has an infection. Her blood work and urine hasn't "grown" anything but this could be another cause for the low blood pressure. She continues to have blood through her NG tube when she's suctioned. They continue giving her platelets and tonight they were up to 61,000 (which is much higher than they've been in a long time).

This evening they started Hannah on a low dose of Epinephrine. Through the night she has been increased from .02 to .06 to 1.0 to 1.5 to 2.0 and now she is up to 3.0. Her blood pressure has only increased slightly. The artery line Dr. Lerner finally got shows her blood pressure to be very, very low (which is what the old art line was doing) and she thinks it's because the blood isn't able to move through all her extremities and give an accurate reading. The last artery reading was 46/20. The cuff reading has increased and the last one was 96/42. The problem their having with that reading is because of the massive swelling they aren't sure this is accurate either. What their doing though is taking a number in between the two.

Dr. Lerner continues to take blood work in order to monitor her blood gas. The number they would like her to be at is 7.4. She has never been above 7.2. Today has been the worst day, she is ranging from 7.01 to 7.04. This is very bad. This entire day we haven't been able to even get a temperature on her. They ordered a warming blanket and we've got that going now. Her left lower leg is turning purple again and is always cold ... I've been wrapping it in warm blankets for the past several days to keep it warm.

Dr. Lerner told me if there was anyone that wanted to see Hannah to call them and have them come right away. Hannah's body is failing her and she's slipping away. If God doesn't intervene Hannah will loose her battle in the next day or two.

It's ironic that all her respiratory problems have cleared up now. Her oxygen rate is between 97 - 98 percent and her vent rate is still low. The vent is doing all her breathing for her though, another indication that Hannah has "gone into herself".

My sister asked me tonight if Terry was coming up because she didn't want to leave me by myself with Hannah. Then she asked me if I needed to do anything as she would stay with Hannah while I did. I told her no, that I was there when this precious little angel came into this world and I wanted to be here to see her receive her miracle or be here when she left this world. She left in tears. It's all so hard now, yet we're all trying so hard to be strong. It isn't easy.

I'm going to go and crawl in bed with her after sending this email. Terry came up and we will both stay with her in her room tonight. I'm waiting for the "calm" that is supposed to surround us (according to other parents) to engulf me. I'm praying that the Lord will have mercy and grant Hannah her miracle. God is so good.

Love, Cindi and Hannah

08/11/2004
 Our little angel is still holding on ... but barely. Her body looks so bad and she's so swollen she's unrecognizable. Because she's retaining massive fluids and it has no where to go, it has started seeping from all over her body. We can't bandage her entire body so every time we touch her we get "wet".

Hannah looks like she's already passed. Her eyes, her face, her coloring. Our hearts are breaking. This morning the doctor said it would be "soon". Since she is on the maximun dosage of the Epi and Dopamine she's still hanging on. Just a little while ago her blood pressure started dropping to dangerous levels again. Terry will not let them do chest compressions as it would do no good. Her nurse asked me if we wanted to think about turning the Epi and Dopamine down, but I couldn't do it.

We are still waiting for God to raise this precious child up and heal her. It's never too late. She's had so many visitors today and many prayers were prayed over her. Everyone that came up made sure to tell us how Hannah has changed their outlook on life and how very special she is to them. Yes, I know, Hannah has always been such a special gift from God. We've wrapped our hearts around her and made her our life and thanked God every day for this wonderful Gift. Now we must believe that he will fulfill his promises as written in the bible and wait patiently for Hannah to rise up and be healed. The waiting is so hard though, so very, very hard.

I lay down in bed with her but I'm not able to hold her because of all the tubes and wires and monitors. I do talk to her and whisper in her ear how much I love her. I know she hears me.

I will try and keep you updated as I can.

Love, Cindi and Hannah

08/11/2004 - Princess Hannah
 I am saddened beyond words to tell you that our little angel lost her battle with this horrific disease tonight. At 11:34 p.m. Hannah took her last breath on this earth.

She did not suffer. In an instant her heart stopped beating. Just like that Hannah was gone.

I will send you more information later.

Love, Cindi
08/13/2004 - Arrangements
 There's been so many of you wanting to know about arrangements for our little angel. We just finished making them and apologize if this email doesn't reach everyone. If there is anyone who would like to speak about Hannah at the service please email me or call me and let me know.

Visitation is Sunday from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm at Irwin Chapel. Their address is 591 Glen Crossing Road, Glen Carbon, IL. They are located at the junction of 270 and 159.

Funeral services will be held Monday at 11:30 am at Irwin Chapel.

Princess Hannah will be laid to rest at Sunset Hills in Edwardsville, immediately following the service.

Lunch will be served following graveside services.

Because of the condition of little Hannah's body, we made the very difficult decision to have a closed casket.

Love, Cindi