Jill has been the most positive person throughout everything. She is full of life and energy. She loves the beach. She enjoys family outings and to help where she can. She is very spunky, is a foodie, and is a collector of Disney Doorables and Squismallows.
Jill was originally diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in 2017 and relapsed in 2020. She was on vacation and out of state when she initially became sick. When she returned home, she had lost weight, was pale, and not eating or being active. When she relapsed it was in her spinal fluid- this time affecting her optic nerves leaving her legally blind.
She had had very aggressive chemo through her port and central line and has had multiple surgeries and transfusions
along with many hospital stays. It has been hard emotionally and financially.
In many ways, my oldest child became depressed because I was always with Jill. I took Jill to all of her appointments, weekly for 5 years. It became a financial burden, traveling a total of 100 miles each time.
Since 2017, we went through Jill’s diagnosis, a divorce, and losing everything to Hurricane Harvey. I was also diagnosed with breast cancer, and Jill relapsed and became blind, all amid the COVID pandemic. Through Faith in Jesus, we have overcome everything.
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