Pictures and Prayers

This picture is of Hannah with her Nephew Conner's favorite teddy bear. He sent that to the hospital to keep her company along with 10 of his "happy dreams" He said he had 12 so he could spare some for her. On the wall hangs a picture that Conner and his little sister maddie drew of the fireworks since Hannah didnt get to see them. Since focus is on Hannah getting better and guests have been limited family and friends have been sending their love in what ever form they can. From flowers (that we cant take in to her right now) to prayers and writing on her wall on facebook or posting on her blog. We are reading to her all the comments that people leave and letting her know how many people love her. Since Hannah has always been so quiet and unassuming we all loved her that way and I dont think she realized how many people there are that care for her. She continues to be surprised at all the support she is getting. Joe, one of her nephews and his wife sent their IPAD for her to use to communicate. It has been so effective and helpful that the nurses wish their other patients that cant talk had them! Thank you to everyone for your love and support I know that without all of you and your prayers we wouldnt have seen the miracles that we continue to see on a daily basis.

This picture was taken on Sunday after she had come out of surgery for her leg. They had cleaned her up and showered her and braided her long hair to keep it out of the way. Having her leg taken care of dramatically reduced the amount of pain she was in and allowed her to sleep a bit more restfully.

This is the swing that Hannah fell from. As you can see from the picture there are several different places that you can jump from. The first year that they had it up several people climbed to the top and decided it was too high and climbed right back down. Hannah was determined she was going to do it and she climbed straight to the highest point and jumped without a moments hesitation. That made her the 3rd person ever to jump and the only girl. That seemed to give others the courage to try and the swing has been a favorite of Hannah's since. The last thing she wrote on her wall on face book was that she was so excited to go to Aunt Geri's. Aunt Geri's son Kim has closed the top and enclosed it so that it is an eagle's nest that is just for viewing. They have affectionately called it Hannah's Nest in honor of her strength and courage. We love you Hannah!