Help Jackie and Mallory Cherish Time Together

My sister, Jackie Temple, is watching her daughter fight a battle no young mother should have to fight - lung cancer.

Mallory was diagnosed last October, at the age of 37, with cancer that had metastasized to her bones and kidney. While Mallory has endured months of chemotherapy and radiation with grace, positivity, and humor, her struggle continues to grow. Her biggest struggles are disease progression, weight loss, energy, and debilitating pain. Mallory’s pain is best managed by radiating the areas of metastasis. Due to excruciating back and hip pain, many days she is unable to receive radiation treatments. This has led to a vicious cycle of increased pain and further delays in radiation pain management.

We have received many inquiries from family and friends asking what they can do to help. While visiting Mallory in the hospital, we realized Jackie is silently struggling to afford the time off work to be with her daughter during the most precious time of her life. It became crystal clear that the biggest blessing anyone can give Jackie, Mallory, and Mallory’s 18-year-old daughter, Delaney, is time together. We have started this Go Fund Me account in hopes that they enjoy many moons together as stress-free as possible.

Whether you choose to donate, send up a prayer, or both, we thank you for your support and wish you all of God’s blessings!

Sincerely,

Colleen Trzcinski and all Jackie’s siblings (Kim, Theresa in spirit, Wendy, Kelly, Jon, and Shannon)