My second day in the transplant unit. This place isn't so bad!! (14 Sep 99)

Getting my new cells on transplant day!!! So this is what they look like!! (20 Sep 99, 1st Transplant)

I really like my doctors and nurses!! They are so cool!!

Blowing out these candles is a piece of cake!!! Hahahaha!!! I'm a BIG 5 years old now!! (25 Sep 99)

I just love all this special company!!!

I love Mary, my nurse!!! Here she is giving me my 2nd cord blood transplant!!! (9 Dec 99)

Bet you didn't know I can slam dunk!!!

I've got my wagon loaded and I'm getting out of here!!! (10 Jan 00, Discharge, 2nd Transplant)

I'm ready for some fireworks!!! (4 Jul 00)

They harvested over 1 liter of Daddy's bone marrow to get that little syringe of cells for Tommy?

Getting these cells at the midnight hour is making me miss my beauty sleep (3rd Transplant, Bone Marrow, 25 Aug 00)

Tommy receiving the "irradiated T-Cell" fraction of Daddy's marrow, 25 Aug 00.

All these pretty nurses make me shy (3rd Transplant, Bone Marrow, 25 Aug 00).

I love wearing silly hats with my occupational therapist, "Mr. Guy"!!! (Mar 2001 soon after returning home from 3 month hospital stay at Duke.)

"Rhut Rho"...Don't I look like a "Scooby Cool Guy?"

Say Cheese!!!! (Pediatric Bone Marrow Transplant Program 10 year Reunion, 5 May 2001). Tom, Tommy, & "Miss Trish", my wonderful hospital teacher who always kept me busy. I'm even smarter now!

Daddy & Miss Macy, one of my BMT nurses. She LOVES ME!! (they ALL do!!)

Is a medal ALL I get??!! Where's the money and the toys?!! (Parade of Heroes medal award for the transplant children given by Dr. Joanne Kurtzberg).

Miss Sue, my favorite Nurse Practitioner... SHE LOVES ME...A LOT!!! (And I LOVE HER!!)

Wow, these guys have one really neat fire truck!! I hope I can have one this big some day!! (17 Nov 2001)

No, No, No . . . I'm too scared to ride in it!! (17 Nov 2001)

25 Sep 2002, Tommy's ride to Sunset Memorial Park.

Proceeding down the Boulevard in Colonial Heights.

Firefighters lined up along the Boulevard waiting for Tommy to pass by.

Salute to Tommy from two special friends as he arrives at the cemetary.

Tommy's pallbearers from Colonial Heights Fire and EMS.

Plaque designating Tommy as an Honorary Firefighter, proudly displayed on our fireplace mantle.

The Burnette Clan...Christmas 2002.

Abigail gets silly with some Cabbage Patch friends!

Tommy's Memorial.

Tommy's name lettered on the homebuilt airplane (Tri-Quickie 200) donated to the Virginia Aviation Museum in Tommy's memory by Howard and Tom.

Another view of the airplane with Tommy's name.