In the last year, Karen has spent a mere six weeks with her growing son. Meanwhile, near Oakland, California, Jhyrve's 14-year-old brother, Lucas Sears, missed his mother at his eighth grade graduation but understands that she must stay in North Carolina with his sister until the house is fixed.
The financial stress put on the family has left no money to fix up their home, while the emotional stress of not knowing when or even if they will return home continues to taunt them. Karen had to leave her job as a teacher's aid to be with her sick daughter. Jhyrve and her Mom have been living in North Carolina, paying rent at an apartment close to the hospital while still paying mortgage on their unoccupied house in California. Although the transplant was successful, the doctors at Duke would not let her go home to California until the mold infestation that threatened her weakened immune system had been removed from the home. After undergoing rounds of chemotherapy and then receiving her cord blood transplant, Jhyrve has spent the last several months recovering and rebuilding her immune system. So in March 2004, Jhyrve relocated cross-country with her mother, Karen, to start treatment. Her only chance of survival was to receive a new treatment in which she'd be given a cord blood transplant at Duke University Hospital in North Carolina. In February 2004, Jhyrve was diagnosed with the rare genetic disorder Krabbe Disease (pronounced Crab-ay), which is caused by an enzyme deficiency.
When "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" learned of her plight, the design team and hundreds of workers put in long days and nights so that Jhyrve Sears could come home.
When "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" learned of her plight, the design team and hundreds of workers put in long days and nights so that Jhyrve Sears After a 17-year-old girl underwent chemotherapy for a rare genetic disorder, she was unable to return to her Martinez, California home because of the mold and allergens at her family's house. Summary: After a 17-year-old girl underwent chemotherapy for a rare genetic disorder, she was unable to return to her Martinez, California home because of the mold and allergens at her family's house.
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