10-year-old girl battles rare breast cancer - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

dawsongirl · 06-03-2009, 09:17 PM

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31085830/?gt1=43001

LA MIRADA, Calif. - Ten-year-old Hannah Powell-Auslam is trying to remain brave as she battles what was initially diagnosed as breast cancer.

“I feel like a kid inside but sometimes I feel like an adult, when I’m always at the hospital,” Hannah told ABC’s “Good Morning America” in an interview that aired Wednesday. “I’m a kid fighting an adult disease.”

The fifth-grader at Escalona Elementary School in this Los Angeles bedroom community complained of itching in her side in April. Her mother discovered a lump, and that led to a diagnosis of breast cancer.

Although she was initially diagnosed with the most common form of breast cancer, the family said that has been changed to invasive secretory carcinoma, a type discovered in children in the 1960s.

“Hannah’s prognosis is very good and the type of cancer is very slow growing,” her father, Jeremy, said in an e-mail Wednesday.

Children still represent only a fraction of a percent of all breast cancer cases.

Hannah had surgery and has begun chemotherapy.

“You feel like you’re sick all the time. You just want to go lay in bed,” she said.

The show filmed Hannah at home getting her head shaved rather than waiting for chemotherapy to take its toll. Other family members got buzz cuts, too, in solidarity.

“I might be just a little bit afraid. I love my hair. I worked so hard to grow it,” Hannah said before the event.

dawsongirl · 06-03-2009, 09:18 PM

Man...what a horrible world. Jenny's sister and this girl both having to deal with "adult" diseases...ridiculous.

catlover79 · 06-03-2009, 09:18 PM

Oh my gosh...my heart and prayers go out to this little girl and her family. God bless them.

Jessica · 06-03-2009, 09:38 PM

Ohh and she's so young. Aww

Theda Bara · 06-03-2009, 09:52 PM

Awww, God Bless Hannah!

PrettyinPink55 · 06-03-2009, 09:55 PM

My gosh!!! My heart goes out to her!!!!!

ZeldaGilroy · 06-03-2009, 09:56 PM

How sad. My prayers are with this little girl as she battles this adult disease. I am watching two friends go through treatment for breast cancer right now. The thought of a child going through this makes me cry.

Yooch · 06-03-2009, 11:24 PM

My prayers go out for Hannah. What a courageous little girl. I feel so bad for anyone, especially a kid, to go through this.

Nighthawk76 · 06-03-2009, 11:27 PM

My prayers go out to Hannah.

Brad Russ · 06-04-2009, 12:55 AM

That is so sad, what a precious little kid. It's nice to read that the prognosis is good. No child should be taken away from this world so young. God bless you Hannah. My heart will definitely be with you as you fight your brave battle.

Schmoopie · 06-04-2009, 02:04 AM

How very sad! I hope things turn out okay for her!

06-03-2009, 09:17 PM	#1
dawsongirl Member Forum Icon Join Date: Jan 04, 2001 Posts: 53,140	10-year-old girl battles rare breast cancer http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31085830/?gt1=43001 LA MIRADA, Calif. - Ten-year-old Hannah Powell-Auslam is trying to remain brave as she battles what was initially diagnosed as breast cancer. “I feel like a kid inside but sometimes I feel like an adult, when I’m always at the hospital,” Hannah told ABC’s “Good Morning America” in an interview that aired Wednesday. “I’m a kid fighting an adult disease.” The fifth-grader at Escalona Elementary School in this Los Angeles bedroom community complained of itching in her side in April. Her mother discovered a lump, and that led to a diagnosis of breast cancer. Although she was initially diagnosed with the most common form of breast cancer, the family said that has been changed to invasive secretory carcinoma, a type discovered in children in the 1960s. “Hannah’s prognosis is very good and the type of cancer is very slow growing,” her father, Jeremy, said in an e-mail Wednesday. Children still represent only a fraction of a percent of all breast cancer cases. Hannah had surgery and has begun chemotherapy. “You feel like you’re sick all the time. You just want to go lay in bed,” she said. The show filmed Hannah at home getting her head shaved rather than waiting for chemotherapy to take its toll. Other family members got buzz cuts, too, in solidarity. “I might be just a little bit afraid. I love my hair. I worked so hard to grow it,” Hannah said before the event.

06-03-2009, 09:18 PM	#3
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Yooch Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Apr 07, 2006 Location: California Posts: 3,180	My prayers go out for Hannah. What a courageous little girl. I feel so bad for anyone, especially a kid, to go through this.
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Brad Russ Member Forum Star Join Date: Feb 17, 2002 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 10,085	That is so sad, what a precious little kid. It's nice to read that the prognosis is good. No child should be taken away from this world so young. God bless you Hannah. My heart will definitely be with you as you fight your brave battle.
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ZeldaGilroy Dobie and Zelda Forever!!! Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Nov 14, 2000 Location: I don't know...I'm probably lost! Posts: 4,144	How sad. My prayers are with this little girl as she battles this adult disease. I am watching two friends go through treatment for breast cancer right now. The thought of a child going through this makes me cry.

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Nighthawk76 Rachel Berry Forum Celebrity Join Date: Feb 28, 2003 Location: Illinois Posts: 23,254	My prayers go out to Hannah.

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Schmoopie Keep Calm and Love Snoopy Forum Star Join Date: Jul 13, 2008 Location: Lynnwood, Washington Posts: 15,697	How very sad! I hope things turn out okay for her!
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