03/01/2026
This is reluctantly one of the hardest posts I’ve ever shared -
For 14 years, I’ve been proud to serve this community as a REALTOR®. I’ve built my career on being dependable, independent, and showing up for others. Asking for help for myself does not come naturally — and honestly, it’s very humbling to share this.
Since February of last year, it feels like one complication after another has hit all at once. I was diagnosed with cancer, have already gone through two surgeries, and I’m currently in chemotherapy — with mastectomy surgery planned after treatment. Along the way, I’ve faced additional health complications that have left me unable to work consistently, and more recently I was in a car accident that totaled my vehicle. It’s been a season of challenges I never expected.
At the same time, I’ve been caring for my father through his own cancer journey after his diagnosis in fall 2024 while continuing to support my daughters and trying to keep my head above water and our household steady.
Like many of us in real estate, I work independently. When one of us goes down, there’s no backup paycheck or replacement income — we are the business. And right now, the financial side has become the hardest part.
It’s hard to admit this, but as the sole provider for my family, I’ve reached a point where I truly need help.
I’m sharing my GoFundMe not out of expectation, but with hope that my real estate family and community might help me get through this chapter. Even sharing it would mean more than you know. This is not shared for pity but as my reality. My goal right now is simply stability — to keep my home and focus on healing so I can get back to serving the community I love.
https://www.gofundme.com/f/like-father-like-daughter-when-cancer-comes-twice/cl/s?utm_campaign=fp_sharesheet&utm_content=amp17_tc-amp20_t2&utm_medium=customer&utm_source=copy_link&lang=en_US
Thank you for always being a community that shows up for each other. Learning to accept help has been one of the most humbling lessons of my life.
— Jen
