Helping Hannah

Meet my niece Hannah!

Hannah was born on the 9th of October 2017, and was all set to start her first year of Primary school in 2023 at Echuca 208 Primary School.

Her mum and dad, Katika and Josh are literally the most loving people, who live and breathe for family.

 

On the 9th of December, her mum, Katika noticed a lump on the back of her leg and took her to the Echuca Hospital. They did a few tests but they all come back inconclusive, so she headed back to hospital on the Monday morning for further testing.

She had an ultrasound that come back as abnormal, and was referred to the Oncology Department at the Royal Children’s Hospital.

 

The next day they got the call that a bed was free, and made the family made the trip down to Melbourne. Hannah had multiple MRI’s, X-rays, ultrasounds and a biopsy on the lump.

By Thursday 22nd, the doctors had confirmed that the lump was a form of soft tissue cancer (Rhabdomyosarcoma), and next step was to have a full body PET scan to find out if there was cancer anywhere else.

They found the cancer had spread to a number of her bones with no way of knowing how long she had had it for.

 

On the 4th of Jan Hannah underwent surgery and had 2 bone marrow and bone biopsy’s, had a dual lumen port inserted for intravenous chemotherapy treatments, as well as a feeding tube and fertility preservation.

 

She will undergo 9 rounds of chemotherapy, in 21 day cycles.

On Thursday the 12th of January she started her first round of chemo.

As you can imagine, it’s a very stressful time for the family, and their finances should be the least of their worries.

If you’re able to help in any way, myself, and the family greatly appreciate anything!

Thank you in advance!

Tori