Jen + Jeff | Cancer Personal Project

I am so thankful for the wonderful people I am meeting through my cancer potrait project. They truly help me to take time to observe extraordinary relationships between the most wonderful people. If cancer has one positive going for it, it is its power to bring loved ones together in support and love for those effected. Jen was diagnosed originally with lung cancer, which spread to her lymph nodes and spinal fluid. But this doesn’t seem to define her- what I saw immediately was that she was beautiful, kind hearted, with a little spunk.

Jen and Jeff met when Jen’s friend took a yoga class taught by Jeff. Her friend knew that the two had to meet, and soon enough they did. Their initial meeting was followed by a weekend full of each other, and they have been together ever since, for about 6 years. The little things these guys do when they are around each other demonstrate the immense level of care they give to each other. Jen was constantly fixing Jeff’s hair with tender hands, Jeff gazed at her with the most loving eyes, and the two just seem to fit so naturally into each other’s arms.

These two lovebirds are getting married in a little over a week, and it was such a pleasure to be in the presence of their love for each other for an afternoon.

Through reading my mom’s jounals kept during her years with cancer, she wrote often about how she had never felt so loved, supported, and surrounded by friends and family. Though there is truly no real positive aspect about cancer, it is true that the concentrated and genuine love you receive from those who support you is something magnificient.

Read Jen’s story and please donate to her support page if you are able here.