sunbearz

Yes, please PM me and I will give any of you Jill's address.

Pam


Stage 2 gr 3 dx 12/02
Stage 1 gr 3 dx 2/07
BRCA 1+

Jill had such a huge impact on so many women's lives, here and elsewhere.  She was such a fighter, so full of love and life and humor.  She could be counted on to encourage us when we were feeling low, to offer compassion and wisdom when we needed it, and to kick up her heels and laugh if something struck her as funny.  She kept reaching for what is real, finding beautiful reasons to live with gusto even as her symptoms multiplied and her body failed her.  She was a beacon to all who knew her, a real tower of strength.  She never gave up, and encouraged all of us to savor our lives and NEVER GIVE UP.  These I think were her parting words to the women at Komen.  At death's door, she wanted us to hear this message on the sanctity of life, the preciousness of the souls inhabiting our bodies.  We are not our bodies, she would say.  Not our hair, not our cancers, nor our physical forms.  We are the souls that reside within, visiting this beautiful planet.

Rest in peace, Jill.  It sucks beyond comprehension that you, or any woman, had to lose your life to this disease. 

love,
Denise W.

Hi everyone. I'm sorry, I don't have an address for Jill's family. We asked one of the Komen administrators, Zach, to set up a page so that we could make donations in Jill's name. Komen sent her a card when she was in Hospice (I hope she got it) telling her about this, as she was always saying that if everyone gave a dollar, there'd be enough money to finally find a cure. If only that were true. If anyone wants to donate--even a dollar--in her honor or memory, here is the link: http://ww5.komen.org/donate/donateonline.html. Jill was an amazing woman who didn't believe in giving up. And still, when she knew it was time, she let go with grace. Rena

Diagnosed 9/86. 1 cm tumor, 22 positive lymph nodes. CMFVP chemo, weekly for one year. 7 weeks radiation. BRCA2-positive. Multiple attempts at reconstruction