My Inspiration. My Passion. My Mission.

Approximately forty six children are diagnosed with cancer each day.

Cancer does not discriminate and is the leading cause of death by disease among U.S. children.


By the time my daughter finished the fifth grade, she'd already lost two friends to this disease.  Both were beautiful little girls, diagnosed with osteosarcoma in the third grade.

As a parent, I desperately needed something to help me explain the impending death of a child to my own child. There was an elephant in the room, and it was then that I realized that I would write a real story, about a real child's journey through cancer.

About The Author

 

Faced with a new parenting challenge, and formidable subject matter, the first thing Jill did was to look for a book when her daughter’s third grade class was impacted by a cancer diagnosis. As a mother, active PTA member, and former social worker, she felt it was imperative that the students be armed with the best resources available in order to deal with the worst event they had ever encountered – Colleen’s cancer. It seemed the myriad of titles on the shelves all shied away from this subject. There was an elephant in the room. It was then that she realized she would write a real story, about a real child’s journey through cancer.


There’s An Elephant In My Room became her way to reflect and remember her daughter’s simple and pure reactions to a friend’s cancer diagnosis and death. By writing about her child’s deepest fears, worries, expectations and realizations, she aims to offer readers a portal to frankness, acceptance, resolution, and ultimately, HOPE.


Jill and her family live in Raleigh, NC, and remain hopeful, faith-filled, and inspired to make a difference in the lives of those affected by childhood cancer. All proceeds from the sale of this book will benefit Striving for More.

 

The Book

My love and thanks to my daughter, Katie, as it was through her eyes that I saw the elephant, and the need for a book like this.

Colleen was an extremely brave girl who whose journey through cancer not only inspired this book, it inspired a movement.




Founded by Colleen's parents, Striving for More is dedicated to ensuring that children with cancer and their families receive quality emotional and spiritual support.

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