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Katie Rose Hann
SURVIVOR
NEVER GIVE UP 
Welcome to Katie Rose's Web Page. It has been provided to keep family and friends updated about her progress.
This is her story. Katie Rose was diagnosed on Feb. 19th, 2005 with ALL Pre-B cell leukemia.
Katie Rose was born May 5th, 1996. She is the 5th child of 10 born to Keri and Ritchey Hann. She was born with Diplomyelia. (A split spinal cord) She walks and plays just like other kids. She has had 9 surgeries on her back and legs before diagnosis of ALL. Since diagnosis she has had 5 addition surgeries and a lung washing. Since diagnosis she has had a total of 20 transfusions; and 109 inpatient days including spinal surgery. She has had numerous clinic, OT and PT visits.
We are finished with Chemo treatment. Our last official dose was May 12, 2007! We will continue to be seen every 3 months for blood work and can now focus on treating Katie Rose other medical problems. We pray we never see leukemia again! Katie is doing very well now and we are pleased she is healthy.
Katie's Leukemia Journey
This is a video to show you some of
Katie's treatment with Leukemia
This will give you an idea of what’s involved with
Leukemia chemo therapy process.
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Leukemia
General info on Leukemia
Leukemia is a cancer of the blood and bone marrow. The bone marrow is where cells are formed. They start out as stem or baby cells. Normally these cells would form into healthy white cells. But with Leukemia, these cells don’t mature. They call these “blasts”. These “blasts” multiply very quickly and crowd the good cells. The blasts do not have the infection fighting properties that the normal mature cells have. The other cells, red blood (carry oxygen to the brain), and platelets (clot to prevent bleeding) are decreased as well. There are different kinds of childhood leukemia; Katie Rose is in remission from Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. This type of leukemia comes on suddenly and spreads and attacks very quickly. Katie Rose prognosis is considered very good, it is at 80%. That is consider great but as a parent, 80% isn’t good enough. There needs to be a 100% cure!No child should have to go through this kind of treatment.
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Absolute neutrophil count (ANC)
The absolute neutrophil count (also called the absolute granulocyte count or AGC) is a measure of the body's ability to withstand infection. Generally, an ANC goal for chemotherapy is 750-1500. An ANC of under 500 usually means you need to take precautions (wear a mask, no fresh fruit or vegs,)
Blood Counts Normal Range
WBC 4.5-14.5
RBC 4.0-5.2
Hemoglobin 11.5-15.5
Hematocrit 35-45
Platelets 130,000-400,000
Katie Rose has required several transfusions to survive. There is a SHORTAGE of blodd right now! Without blood donations, Katie wouldn't be here today. If you think about it, how often does an individual have the opportunity to save someone's life? Please consider donating blood: It is the gift of life! Please click on logo below for information on becoming a donor.
This is the book Katie Rose wrote when she had back surgery.
It is in slide show format. If you know anyone that can publish books
please let us know as Katie Rose would love
all kids to be able to have this book as a gift before surgery.
Click on book to read it.
Katie Rose Make A Wish Trip!
Dec 2005
We were very fortunite to be able to go on a Make a Wish Trip to Disney World. This was a trip of a lifetime and we will alwas treasure the memories from this trip.
The video will take a minute to load but worth it!
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Many faces of Katie Rose during treatment
Journal
Monday, June 29, 2009 6:26 AM CDT Katie Rose continues to do well. We are thankful for good health. Katie has had a busy year, She graduated from 6th grade and got the Presidents award in academics. We are very proud of her. She has learned to play bells this year and had a concert with her school. She was in the fame program and was involved in several showcases this year. Katie still trys to raise awareness for childhood cancer and is still apart of PCRF greeting card program.
My movie review for MY SISTERS KEEPER.
My Sister’s Keeper is a great movie that shows a family with a child going through cancer treatment. I feel the movie was right on and felt like it was a true documentary rather than a movie. The movie shows some of what families go through in treatment and how it affects everyone’s life. This movie brings me hope that others will truly understand what it is like to have a child with cancer and be more supportive to those families going through treatment. My dream is that this movie will bring more cancer awareness across the world and more donations will come in so there can be a cure for childhood cancer.
Keri- Katie Rose Mom
Read Journal History
Hospital Information: Katie Rose is at home!
Links: http://www.caringbridge.org/ca/jimmy Jimmy
http://www.caringbridge.org/ca/kiki Our angel friend KIKI
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