Jakleen's Memorial Fund
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It's hard to put into words exactly who our friend Jakleen is... she is so many things. Smart, strong, courageous, beautiful and a loving mother to a young son... this is just a small way to even begin to describe her.
In February 2013, Jakleen was diagnosed with Triple Negative Breast Cancer that she is now fighting for the FOURTH time and on December 21, 2015, she shared her story on Facebook:
****With the year coming to an end and Christmas around the corner I find myself reflecting on the past year & subsequently about the past 2 1/2 years. (give or take a few months) To say my family and I have been "challenged" would be an understatement. I was diagnosed with triple negative breast cancer in February 2013 just 5 days before my cosmetology exam (which I took and passed.) I used my love for my career choice to help me cope with this very scary and unsettling news. I chose to keep it somewhat private sharing with only a few friends and family. However, after many bumps in the road with four more recurrences, four surgeries & being told to quit my profession due to the caustic chemicals I was starting to feel like I was losing. To think the ONE thing (aside from my family and little man) was now being taken away from me. It gave me focus & strength, gave me calm & the perfect amount of distraction, not to mention to just feel normal & so happy because I was doing what I loved and now to be told I had to stop was just depressing. SO after I had my pity party & meltdown I decided to take a different approach & share my story with my friends through my posts. It began on my 41st birthday (November 8th.) It was fitting it was the #cityofhope #walkforhope & I decided to use it as my rebirth to embrace & acknowledge my disease versus hiding it from my friends & myself. The result was such a profound outpouring of love, support, prayers, encouragement, positivity, & strength. It has been such an amazingly humbling experience that I just had to put my sincere gratitude out for all to read. We live in a world where far too often we share angry, frustrating, or downright pointless stories just for the sake of filling space. This is just my way of pouring some gratitude & happiness out there. After all, it's been said that a positive thought is twice as powerful as a negative one so if we all just take a sec & do this who knows maybe you can fill the space with something that will touch & help someone dealing with a difficult time who unbeknownst to them needed it. It worked really well for me. Thank you to all guardian angels & cheerleaders. I love you all.*****
This is just a glimpse at how positive and beautiful Jakleen is... inside and out.
So today we are here to ask for your support, generosity and kindness. Jakleen and her family have been devastated by this illness on so many levels. She has never asked for help or money, so we are doing it for her. Because of her illness, treatments, medical bills and loss of her career... Jakeleen has been burdened with incredible financial hardship. We are hoping to make one part of her battle easier as she continues to fight this horrible disease. She is currently fighting her FOURTH and god willing her last, reoccurance of this disease. Jackie has been battling infections and low white blood counts... which causes her to miss treatment, which in turn causes her tumors to swell. After a double masectomy and mulitple surgeries, the cancer has still managed to spread to her lymphnodes. This is a horrible, awful diesease and she has a rough road ahead of her, but Jackie is a fighter and SHE WILL beat this!
We would greatly appreciate anything you can share... the smallest amount will help. From the bottom of our hearts we thank you for taking the time to read about Jackies story and for all your kindess.
With Love & Gratitude,
Elle & Vanessa
In February 2013, Jakleen was diagnosed with Triple Negative Breast Cancer that she is now fighting for the FOURTH time and on December 21, 2015, she shared her story on Facebook:
****With the year coming to an end and Christmas around the corner I find myself reflecting on the past year & subsequently about the past 2 1/2 years. (give or take a few months) To say my family and I have been "challenged" would be an understatement. I was diagnosed with triple negative breast cancer in February 2013 just 5 days before my cosmetology exam (which I took and passed.) I used my love for my career choice to help me cope with this very scary and unsettling news. I chose to keep it somewhat private sharing with only a few friends and family. However, after many bumps in the road with four more recurrences, four surgeries & being told to quit my profession due to the caustic chemicals I was starting to feel like I was losing. To think the ONE thing (aside from my family and little man) was now being taken away from me. It gave me focus & strength, gave me calm & the perfect amount of distraction, not to mention to just feel normal & so happy because I was doing what I loved and now to be told I had to stop was just depressing. SO after I had my pity party & meltdown I decided to take a different approach & share my story with my friends through my posts. It began on my 41st birthday (November 8th.) It was fitting it was the #cityofhope #walkforhope & I decided to use it as my rebirth to embrace & acknowledge my disease versus hiding it from my friends & myself. The result was such a profound outpouring of love, support, prayers, encouragement, positivity, & strength. It has been such an amazingly humbling experience that I just had to put my sincere gratitude out for all to read. We live in a world where far too often we share angry, frustrating, or downright pointless stories just for the sake of filling space. This is just my way of pouring some gratitude & happiness out there. After all, it's been said that a positive thought is twice as powerful as a negative one so if we all just take a sec & do this who knows maybe you can fill the space with something that will touch & help someone dealing with a difficult time who unbeknownst to them needed it. It worked really well for me. Thank you to all guardian angels & cheerleaders. I love you all.*****
This is just a glimpse at how positive and beautiful Jakleen is... inside and out.
So today we are here to ask for your support, generosity and kindness. Jakleen and her family have been devastated by this illness on so many levels. She has never asked for help or money, so we are doing it for her. Because of her illness, treatments, medical bills and loss of her career... Jakeleen has been burdened with incredible financial hardship. We are hoping to make one part of her battle easier as she continues to fight this horrible disease. She is currently fighting her FOURTH and god willing her last, reoccurance of this disease. Jackie has been battling infections and low white blood counts... which causes her to miss treatment, which in turn causes her tumors to swell. After a double masectomy and mulitple surgeries, the cancer has still managed to spread to her lymphnodes. This is a horrible, awful diesease and she has a rough road ahead of her, but Jackie is a fighter and SHE WILL beat this!
We would greatly appreciate anything you can share... the smallest amount will help. From the bottom of our hearts we thank you for taking the time to read about Jackies story and for all your kindess.
With Love & Gratitude,
Elle & Vanessa
Organizer and beneficiary
Elle Nucci
Organizer
Los Angeles, CA
Eric Livingstone
Beneficiary