Jenny

This is Jenny. She is 25. We will call her brave. Only she is not feeling very brave right now.

You see, she has had epilepsy since childhood. The epilepsy precludes her from getting a driver's license. So she walks and takes public transportation everywhere. One day, in 2001, she was crossing the street (in the crosswalk), as a pedestrian, of course. A truck ran a red light and hit her, throwing her about 15 feet. Her right hand has never recovered and she now has intense chronic pain.

She is a programmer and depends greatly on her typing skills to earn a living. She is clever, though. She has learned to type with a modified keyboard with only her left hand. (My left hand is just about useless.) She filed a lawsuit with the at-fault-driver's insurance company. After three years the case finally crawled to the courts.

Then in September of 2004 she was diagnosed with stage 3 melanoma. That is just about the scariest diagnosis to get. They gave her five years. She has gone through immunotherapy with the interferon stuff but she couldn't finish it because it made her have bad seizures besides making her feel really awful and tired. This was on top of the court appearances. The stress from the lawsuit and chronic pain probably contributed to her lowered resistance and may be the reason the cancer was able to take hold. When the bad guys found out she had cancer they tried to lessen the amount of her award because her expected lifetime earnings would now not be as high as before because cancer shortens people's lives, don't you know? She settled for a paltry amount because she just could not make it through all the added stress. Then her boss laid her off because she was not productive enough.

En moved up to stay with her and help by driving her to the many doctor appointments (and now work commute). Fast forward a little. No one can keep Jenny down. After being out of work for some months she couldn't stand the inactivity any more. She applied to and was hired by Microsoft.

To see an example of her work, click on the apple. (turn the volume down first)



She is now working on some games for the site.

So far her CT scans and/or MRIs have come back clear--no recurrences of the bad stuff. Every time something changes she fears the worst. Right now she is having trouble breathing. It could be just a cold or something more. She is scheduled for a CT scan this week.

She is a very intelligent and talented and scared young lady.

And she needs your prayers.