Jillian A. Siegel was just 20 years of age when she was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia. While the Pennsylvannia State University sophomore was at the peak of her battle at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Jillian continued to help organize Thon. Thon is Penn State's annual charity dance marathon to help fight childhood cancer. A few months later Jillian Siegel passed away.
While their daughter was in treatment, Phil and Nancy Siegel of Blue Bell saw many families that struggled to be there for loved ones because of financial reasons. At the most crucial times in these peoples lives, when they need loved ones by their side the most; it is sad money comes in the way. That is why the Siegel's decided to start a nonprofit organization to help families like this.
Jill Just Wants 2 Help gives financial help and a place to stay for families with young adults who are being treated for sickness' like Jillian was. The nonprofit is working with Penn Medicine and hopes to begin handing out grants at the end of next year. In the future the Siegel's would like to build a Jill's House which would give families a place to stay and easy accessibility to their loved ones during treatment.
It says a lot about Jillian that in the midst of her own fight with cancer, she still had the will to help others and the Siegel's look to continue her selflessness.
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2 comments:
Wow, thats really inspirational. Thanks for sharing!
agreed, truly inspirational...good work, justin!
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