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Jillian Siegel tackled every challenge thrown at her with endless enthusiasm and an undying spirit, especially her fight with acute myeloid leukemia (AML). While her life was short, she lived every moment to the fullest, and focused her energy on addressing the well-being of those around her. She had a particularly soft spot for helping kids, especially those less fortunate than her. Not allowing anything to intefere with her unlimited energy to help others, she continued to raise $3,000 for the Penn State University Dance Marathon from her hospital bed while receiving chemo to fight her own cancer.
Jill Just Wants 2 Help (jjw2h.org) was launched to carry on the dreams of a young woman who understood only acheivment, not setbacks. The charity has partnered with the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania to help other families with children battling illness.
The goal is two-fold. The first goal is to be able to establish an endowment fund so as to provide finances for families needing assistance while their children are hospitalized. This would encompass those children and young adults from 17 thru 30 years of age. The second goal is to be able to build Jill's House, which will serve as a place for families to stay and be close to a child/young adult requiring full-time care in the hospital.
Our team now asks you to do for Jill what she had lived to do for others. Let's pick up her torch and help those battling the insidiuos disease of cancer, while celebrating the spirit of someone who continues to teach us to find happiness in helping others.
Jill Just Wants 2 Help embodies the spirit of someone who gave of herself to support others throughout the toughest challenges. Let's build Jill's House together.
Organization documents for Jill Just Wants 2 Help can be downloaded from the following links: