Alese

Well my friends, Alese passed away today at 1pm. Lets be happy for her that she doesnt have to suffer anymore. Please check out her website for the wonderful words of her family. They are beautiful beautiful people.

HAPPY DAYS

So much good news!! First, my PET scan from two weeks ago was negative!!! That means there is no sign of Hodgkins Disease left in my body! The stem-cell transplant worked!! Its a miracle. I still have one more scan tomorrow but Dr Forman was the first to tell me the good news about the PET. I can't believe that my process is now over. Its so amazing. My hair is growing quickly and I am getting stronger each day. I am almost normal! Thank you so much for all those who thought of me and prayed for me. It obviously worked! I dont even know how to be done with this process, its like I feel good, I have all this time, i dont have anything hanging over my head, its just fabulous.

Second, I had a great time in mexico with my dad. i got to get some sun on my much pale skin and the best part is that I got to surf!! only for a short time because i got pretty tired out there but i caught a few waves. the weather was beautiful and the place we were was great.

Unfortunately, along with good news comes bad. my friend alese, who also has hodgkins, is dying. she is suffering from fungal pnuemonia and he body is just not able to fight it anymore. as of now, the doctors have given her mere hours to live. of course anything is possible and i am hoping for a miracle to come to her. if all of those who read this can hope for that too and spread the word of hope. if nothing else, lets hope that is in no pain, she has suffered a lot lately, and that she goes in peace. i will keep this updated about her, and i encourage all of you to read her blog, www.alesecoco.org, she is an inspiring human being.

love and peace to all
Jenna

Posponed Scan

Well I had my PET scan bright and early Monday morning and I was scheduled to have my CT scan Wednesday afternoon but their machine was down so I rescheduled for after my trip to Mexico. Oh, I am going to mainland mExico with my Dad and some of his friends to stay with his cousin Erick. He has a beautiful house right on the beach right by a great surf spot called Nexpa. I am sooo exicted. It is going to be 85 degrees with 85 degree water! YAY!! And I will get to surf! So, I will have my CT scan the week of May 7th and I'll be sure to post as soon as I know anything. Tomorrow is the Bone Marrow Transplant Party at the COH and it is for the people and families who have gone through that process. I am very excited, there are supposedly 3000 people coming! It is also a "thank you" party for all the nurses and of course for Dr Forman, the star of the show!

ADIOS
Jenna

Doctor Visit

I went to City of Hope yesterday for a barrage of check up tests, Pulmonary Function, Chest X-ray, Blood Work, ect. And I had an appointment with Dr FOrman and Barb. They are the best, first of all. Second of all, they had nothing but good things to tell me! I am off the steroids, finally, so my cheeks should start to deflate within the next couple of weeks. Also, they gave me the OK to go to Mexico in a couple of weeks. I am going with my dad to stay with his cousin at a great surf spot called Nexpa. Before I go though, we are going to repeat my scans and hopefully hopefully they will be all clean and I will not need any radiation.
Still feeling really good, going to work today. Ill keep you posted on the scans...
carpe diem
jenna

Home Again

Well Spain was nothing short of amazing. I have never had a better vacation. It was so amazing. Every minute of every day I was just thinking "I cant believe Im here, Im so lucky to be able to be here." It was beautiful and I just had the best time ever. I celebrated my 21st bday over there so I really to need to celebrate over here as well... I cant wait till my next trip, I love traveling and I cant get enough of it! Thank you all for contuning to read my blog. Please keep my friend Alese in your thoughts, she is struggling with her battle of Hodgkins at UCLA. She is a beautiful young lady.
carpe diem
jenna

spain spain spain!!

i am in spain!! i have been in madrid for the past 5 days and we have been living it up! sophie has been the best hostess ever and kelsey and i had a great time when she was here. we have seen everything that madrid had, all the delicious restaurants, wine bars. tapas, turkish baths, flamenco...so much fun stuff! today we took a 6 hour bus ride from madrid to sevilla, a city in the south of spain. it is ¨semana santa holy week and here in this city it is the biggest easter celebration in europe. we got here this evening and had to walk only about a mile to our hostel but it took us 2 hours because it was sooooo crowded, parades in the street with giant jesus statues and thousands of people. it was so insane. our hostel here is pretty nice, we are sharing a room with 4 boys from canada who are very nice, not too vut eunfortunately.
i have been feeling really good, so much energy. i am so gratelful to be able to be here. my hair is growing like weeds, by the time i get home, i will actually have about half an inch!! yay! and my eyeborws and eyelashes are coming in quite nicely.
we are in sevilla until thursday and then we go to another town called cadiz, on the beach. ill post again when i have access to the internet. love you all and i miss you!

xoxo
carpe diem
jenna

ESPANA

Hi Everyone!!

Sorry for not posting lately, I have been feeling so good that I havent been thinking about it! The steriods (prednisone) have worked miracles for my lungs and I am breathing completely normal now. Trying to build up my wind so I can surf again. My walking distance has increased and I have even added a bit of jogging in the mix! My energy level is almost too high because of the steriods...I can barely sleep at night. And most exciting...I am going to Spain on Tuesday!! I am going to visit my very good friend Sophie who is studying abroad in Madrid, so I promise I will post a few blogs when Im over there. And if anyone emails me (jennanewburn@gmail.com) their address I would love to send you a postcard!

ADIOS
xoxo