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What to Expect
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Nutritional
Alternative/Homeopathy

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Reference
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User's Guide

Children With Leukemia is a product of the Jennifer Lynn Stroud Foundation. It is produced by the family and friends of Jennifer Stroud. It contains useful information, references, practical suggestions, and references to information that were useful to the Stroud family in Jennifer's 26 month battle with acute myeloid leukemia. This web site contains additional information that the Stroud family wishes they had known at the beginning of: Jennifer's diagnosis, chemotherapy treatment, homeopathy treatment, the national and international pursuit of an alternative treatment when she relapsed, her bone marrow transplant and subsequent use of experimental medications. The prayer is that this web site information can lighten the load and make easier the way for other children and their families that are diagnosed with leukemia.

What To Expect:

What to Expect contains useful information for: Parents in dealing with the initial diagnosis, telling their child, and financial tips; how the diagnosis will affect Your Child emotionally, physically and spiritually; how to tell Brothers and Sisters and include them as part of the treatment team; and Friends on how to relate and practical helpful tips.

Treatments:

Treatments contains useful information regarding Chemotherapy - what is it and how does it work, its effect on the child, and informational sources on individual chemotherapy drugs; Bone Marrow Transplants describes the type of transplants and practical suggestions such as housing and insurance; Nutritional describes this type of treatment and contains practical tips to assist a child at this difficult time; Alternative/Homeopathy describes an effective evaluation criteria used by the Strouds, reference information on alternative treatments, and legal and financial information.

Communication:

Communication sets forth the History of the Jennifer Lynn Stroud Foundation; its not-for-profit Mission Statement; References of articles, books and other information sources useful to children and their families; Correspondence section to communicate with Children With Leukemia; and Sponsors that includes Referring Sponsors and Special Contributors to Children With Leukemia.