Wheelin'

I don't ever recall having so much wheelchair time in the past.

"What are you doing?" Shanna questioned Axel and his twin sister Melanie.

Axel had been killing time in the hospital with a little fun run down the incline hallway. Enough said ... Shanna grabbed the closest wheelchair and it was on!

With their respective assistant drivers, Axel and Shanna were doing what most nurses preferred to not watch. Us parents did what any cancer parent would do: We got our cameras out.

The races turned out to be human damage free. With the time-honored, good sportsmanship hand shake, the races were over. Till we meet again on the simple machine known as the incline plane of the 2nd floor, where the true test of pushing limits is at large. Next stop was the 7th floor.

The 7th floor is known for three things: Meditation room, hospital suits for the wealthy, and the library (where Hannah could check out videos). We were there for the movies. Shanna was feeling a bit sassy today as she took our entourage through the private section hospital suits with, "Hey, let's go this way!" Who was I to argue with a daredevil such as this. Besides, if we were to be confronted by guards of any kind, I could just point at Shanna since she was in front of the pack. The other good thing to point out is that at the end of the trek through how the other side receives hospital care, was the mediation room. So if anyone were to get clipped by a rubber bullet, we could yoga the pain away.

As intense as it was going through the doors that clearly read: SHANNA AND CREW, STAY OUT! Once we were in the carpeted hallways, with oak-lined chair rails, the people we encountered were very nice - even offered us some homemade cookies.

Heading back to the House after being discharged was all about pain management. As long as Hannah could handle the pain on her oral meds, then we could move out of the St. Mary's and to the Ronald.

Back at the RMH Hannah spends a lot of time relaxing in bed, watching television, and grabbing some needed rest.

We did manage to escape for an hour or so yesterday to attend the Mac Attack 5k Run / 3k Walk (we opted for the walk portion). As long as Hannah can support her arm and reduce jarring she's pretty good. Oh,.. and the pain medicine seems to help too.

The path of the walk was lined with pictures and quotes. Hannah and Danielle found a few of the posters that featured THEM!

Not quite sure how much money was raised for the RMH and Brighter Tomorrows. It was just great being out with everyone and seeing cancer kids with hair! Hannah, of course, is wiped out today and on her first nap already.