She had a clinic visit yesterday (Thursday, March 31st) where she got some blood drawn and to get an EKG (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electrocardiography). She will be back to the hospital on Tuesday (April 5th) for another Bone Marrow Biopsy; Wednesday (April 6th) for an Echo (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Echo_cardiogram), and then Thursday she will go for another clinic day with Dr. Kovacsovics.
After the bone marrow biopsy, they will check to see where she is at with the leukemia, whether she is in remission or not. This what they search for with each biopsy, to check the progress of the chemotherapy against the leukemia.
She will then either be admitted on Thursday or Friday for another round of chemotherapy (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HyperCVAD#Course_B) for about 4 to 5 days. Then she will be back home to her Mom’s to recover with doctor visits about 2 to 3 times a week to check her vitals and draw blood for labs.
The doctors have discussed the next course of treatments with her, and they say that she will have the BEST chances with a stem cell transplant (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hematopoietic_stem_cell_transplantation) from her sister. This will take place about the first part of May.
Her transplant team will be lead by Dr. Gajewski (http://www.ohsu.edu/xd/health/services/providers/gajewski.cfm) and they will talk with Charlene when Jenene is admitted to the hospital in May. Jenene will first get treatments of chemotherapy and radiation therapy (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radiation_therapy) so that her immune system will be able to receive the stem cells. Once the doctors determine that she is ready to receive the treatment, they will prep Charlene and do the transplant. More information on the details of the transplants when they give them to us. The whole treatment may take about 3 to 4 weeks back at OHSU.
Her charitable fund is with FirstTech Credit Union If you wish to donate to her, please make the checks out to Jenene Philips and you can send them to either 1392 SE 64th Court Hillsboro, OR 97123 or 3543 SE Belmont St, Portland OR 97214.
Or visit her website with a PayPal account attached, so that you can donate to her via a credit card. That site is here: http://jenenephilips.tumblr.com/.
She wants to thank everyone for the outpouring of love and support from everyone. She is so grateful for all the friends and family that she has around her.
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