Hi, this is Valerie from the Fed again. I just got off the phone with Dianne and she asked me to update everyone on what's been happening with Jenny. Jenny has continued to struggle with severe nausea and diarrhea. On Sat., 9/4, she was admitted back into the BMT ward...
From: "Smith, Dianne" Dianne.Smith@mpls.frb.org We got home from our third hospital stay last evening (11 days). We all hope and pray that it was our last major setback. We're all getting exhausted, especially Jenny. As Val told you last week, Jenny had clostridium...
From: "Smith, Dianne" Dianne.Smith@mpls.frb.org We've been out of the hospital since September 15. Jenny has continually gotten stronger, she is much more alert and very cheerful. She is able to walk from room to room, come down the stairs and go to the bathroom,...
Hello to everyone who has been following Jenny's progress. I'm Valerie and I work with Dianne at the Federal Reserve. I just got off the phone with Dianne at the hospital and she asked that I send an e-mail with the latest news to you all. I'll try to keep my facts...
From: "Smith, Dianne" Dianne.Smith@mpls.frb.org Jenny has been through so much this past week. The chemotherapy and total body radiation have been administered and are working to destroy her stem cells. Jenny has managed to maintain a positive attitude, but she is...
From: "Smith, Dianne" Dianne.Smith@mpls.frb.org So much has happened since my last update. Jenny came home from the hospital on Wed., Sept 15 and by that Friday, she was feeling pretty good. The "good days" turned into "good weeks" -- 5 good weeks altogether! It was...
From: "Smith, Dianne" Dianne.Smith@mpls.frb.org When I sent out the last update, Jenny was just out of the hospital, the day before Thanksgiving. She had a lousy time of it the whole month of November. Unfortunately, that continued in December and the first half of...
Jenny Continues to Improve! It has been almost 3 years since Jenny's bone marrow transplant (6-17-99) and she is finally thriving. What a long, difficult journey that was -- but so worth it! What a joyful, loving person she is! Steve takes Jenny to the Courage Center...
Jenny's Journal January 30 2002 These photos of Jenny were taken during 2001 and 2002 and are testimony to the tremendous progress made by her through all the ordeal of her recovery. Click on a photo to see an enlargement and description. There are eleven photos in...