It’s been a long week. We’ve had another share of ups and downs, but mostly ups I think. Lots of appointments, some disappointments, but overall we’re feeling optimistic having such amazing support from our community, the new doctors we’ve met, and Jenney’s returning strength.

Jenney’s support team of doctors, resources, and ways you can help.

Organizers

• Jerad Bitner, husband and caregiver
• Lorena Franklin, Sebastian’s Godmother and GoFundMe organizer
• Katie Russel, good friend and Meal Train organizer

Doctors

Neurology

Maternal-Fetal Medicine

Oncology

Frank M Senecal, MD, FACP

Frank is the main oncologist we’ve been seeing so far. He’s clearly very respected by his peers and has put us in touch with other experienced experts. He’s been an amazing source of strength, hope, and knowledge for Jenney and me.

John A. Thompson, MD

Carolyn Rutter, MD

Jason K. Rockhill, MD, PhD

What we’re reading and researching

Special thanks to our friend John Hannah Price for many of these materials.

Immunotherapy

• Immunotherapy to Treat Cancer
• Jim Allison: Breakthrough

Diet

• The Ketogenic Mediterranean Diet
• Starving Cancer

Metabolic Theory

• Tripping over the Truth
• The Metabolic Approach to Cancer

Ways you can help

1. Write to us, tell us you’re thinking of us, share your stories of hope with us: sirkitree@gmail.com
2. Sign up for a slot on our Meal Train - You don’t have to be local. This helps us spend less on groceries and spend less time preparing meals.
3. Donate to our GoFundMe

We had a really good weekend. Saturday we did pretty much nothing at all, just rested. Jenney took some naps and had a headache in the morning and another in the evening, small ones that some Tylenol took care of. But overall we just played with the kids.

The oncologist came in bright and early the next morning around 6:20am. He said he would be setting up an appointment for us next week, and that he had referred us to a different gamma knife facility at the University of Washington’s Harborview Medical Center where they have the means of shielding the baby during the procedure. This would mean we wouldn’t have to have the baby in a few weeks.

At 3am they woke us to draw blood, and to prep us for one last CT scan of Jenney’s head to compare it to the first one taken post-op. We woke up a while and by 3:15 they had a spot for Jenney in radiology. I stayed in the room, telling her to “smile pretty” for the camera as they wheeled her away. She was back in about 20 minutes and we tried to get back to sleep.