VANCOUVER – Victoria toddler, Hannah Day, who has been in and out of hospital half her life battling two forms of cancer, has relapsed.
The five-year-old, who was declared cancer free last May fell ill earlier this week and was rushed to hospital. In a Facebook post, Hannah’s mother, Brooke, says her little girl has relapsed and their greatest fears have come true.
The family is flying to BC Children’s Hospital today and Hannah will be moving into palliative care. “My poor baby girl will die,” writes Brooke. “I’m beyond devastated. I now have to make the hardest choice possible. To bury my child… a decision no parent should ever have to make.”
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Global News first told you about Hannah’s fight in 2013.
When she was only two, she was first diagnosed with Rabdomyocarcoma, an extremely rare form of cancer.
But 15 months of chemotherapy helped Hannah beat all odds and the family thought she was cancer free.
However, just before leaving for a trip to Disney World, routine blood work revealed Hannah had developed leukemia.
Her only hope for survival was a stem cell transplant, but doctors could not find a perfect match.
However, Hannah’s family was not going to give up, and her mom Brooke donated one-litre of her stem cells to her daughter. It seemed as if Hannah was going to be able to live a normal life, free from cancer, but sadly, that does not appear to be the case.
A fund has been set up to help Hannah and her family get through this difficult time.
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