Donations for The Conley Family in Honor of Jenna
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Hello All,
For those that do not know me, I am Katie Young, best friend to Dawn and close family friend of the awesome Conley crew. I adored our sweet Jenna and have been given the honor and privilege to head up her Life Celebration next Sunday.
As we all know, Jenna battled for quite some time, especially after learning this past August that the cancer returned. Amazingly, she always fought with grace, dignity, and a peaceful mindset. She shared with me 2 + years ago that she was never worried for herself no matter what she may have been inevitably facing, she worried most for her family, her love Matt, and really all of those she treasured knowing the devastation they would feel without her.
Which brings me to the "why" of this donations page. Be it expected or not, we all know the expense and possible financial strain that can come when we lose someone. There have been dozens, if not hundreds of you reaching out to the whole family with your concern, condolences and offers to help in anyway. After a lot of thought, I feel the best way we can all help is with a monetary contribution towards immediate costs and even more so looking beyond, anything additional could go towards possible loose ends, family outings/dinners, maybe even a trip for them to get away together at some point. I can't think of a better parting gift for Jenna than to have the most beautiful celebration of her life next week, take care of those she loved so deeply by eliminating any financial stress and hopefully providing extra for them to use as a family as they begin and continue to make their way through this heart wrenching reality.
UPDATE: as a lot of you have already read, my original intent was for this to be a surprise for the family after all of the formalities were over. After some deep consideration, I decided to tell them early. This now allows us to share, and please do! They are beyond touched and grateful for your generosity, love, and prayers. Please say an extra prayer for them now as they lay Jenna to rest this weekend Many thanks and much love to you all,
Katie
For those that do not know me, I am Katie Young, best friend to Dawn and close family friend of the awesome Conley crew. I adored our sweet Jenna and have been given the honor and privilege to head up her Life Celebration next Sunday.
As we all know, Jenna battled for quite some time, especially after learning this past August that the cancer returned. Amazingly, she always fought with grace, dignity, and a peaceful mindset. She shared with me 2 + years ago that she was never worried for herself no matter what she may have been inevitably facing, she worried most for her family, her love Matt, and really all of those she treasured knowing the devastation they would feel without her.
Which brings me to the "why" of this donations page. Be it expected or not, we all know the expense and possible financial strain that can come when we lose someone. There have been dozens, if not hundreds of you reaching out to the whole family with your concern, condolences and offers to help in anyway. After a lot of thought, I feel the best way we can all help is with a monetary contribution towards immediate costs and even more so looking beyond, anything additional could go towards possible loose ends, family outings/dinners, maybe even a trip for them to get away together at some point. I can't think of a better parting gift for Jenna than to have the most beautiful celebration of her life next week, take care of those she loved so deeply by eliminating any financial stress and hopefully providing extra for them to use as a family as they begin and continue to make their way through this heart wrenching reality.
UPDATE: as a lot of you have already read, my original intent was for this to be a surprise for the family after all of the formalities were over. After some deep consideration, I decided to tell them early. This now allows us to share, and please do! They are beyond touched and grateful for your generosity, love, and prayers. Please say an extra prayer for them now as they lay Jenna to rest this weekend Many thanks and much love to you all,
Katie
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Katie Young
Organizer
Englewood, OH