The Jessica June Children’s Cancer Foundation (JJCCF) was started in May 2004 as a non profit organization by Sandra Muvdi. It was created in memory of her only child Jessica June Eiler Muvdi (February 16, 1996 to October 9, 2003), and the rest of the children who have lost the battle against cancer. For some unknown reason these beautiful children earned their angel wings before their time.

How the foundation started:

After little Jessie lost her life to Leukemia, a blood related cancer, Sandra left her job as a Middle School Math Teacher, and spent a few months grieving with her family who lives in Barranquilla, Colombia. Sandra and her family soon came in contact with a small non profit hospital which provides free cancer care and treatment to very poor children fighting cancer. They started visiting Sanar Hospital, and became acquainted with the children receiving cancer related care and treatment. The poverty, misery, and tragic cancerous sickness these children were encountering truly touched their hearts. Soon after having seen the needs of the hospital, her family decided to make a donation to help equip the hospital room for the children receiving overnight treatment. In February 2004, the hospital room was inaugurated in memory of her daughter, Jessica June Eiler Muvdi. It is certain that many young cancer patients have and will benefit from the use of this room. Additionally, her brother in law and his family made the generous contribution of donating the salary of a full time nurse for the needs of Sanar Hospital and its patients.

Above: The Sanar Hospital Room funded by Jessica's Family. (Click on the photo for a larger view)

Since the initial stages of Sandra’s grieving, October 2003, she found her calling to help underprivileged children fighting cancer. She decided to turn the pain and emptiness from Jessica’s absence into something functional and positive, and started the Jessica June Children’s Cancer Foundation. The foundation has undoubtedly become her true mission and purpose for being. After having experienced the loss of her only child, she has come to realize how much pain, suffering and misery exists, and the tremendous need to help the needy, less fortunate people. She now looks forward to waking up every morning and making her mission a success.

The Jessica June Children’s Cancer Foundation has the relentless mission of giving hope and comfort to underprivileged children fighting cancer.

We help impoverished, sick children whose parents don’t have the financial means to pay for the required cancer care and treatment (check-ups/chemotherapy/radiation/operation). The children in need do not have health insurance, and receiving private donations is their only alternative for treatment and hope.

A child diagnosed with cancer today has a 70% chance of being alive and well five years from now. This fact is only true if the child’s family has the financial means needed to provide proper cancer care and treatment. Oftentimes money is the only obstacle for surviving cancer. Your donation will help give these children a chance to live.

We would like to indiscriminately help all underprivileged children with cancer, but in reality we are confined to giving as much as we receive in donations. As we grow we will be able to reach out and give to an increasing number of little patients.

We maintain our overhead expenses to an absolute minimum. JJCCF has a 100% volunteer working staff; therefore, your donation directly and entirely benefits the needy children fighting cancer.

My Sister: My sister Diana is Jessie’s Godmother and second mother. Diana, her husband and two daughters have always been very close with Jessie. They would always invite Jessie to spend part of the summers with them in Colombia. Diana has also suffered tremendously from the tragic loss of Jessie. After Jessie’s departure, Diana has become entirely dedicated to helping underprivileged children with cancer at Sanar Hospital, and is JJCCF’s General Project Manager. I thank you Diana for being the perfect sister, aunt to Jessie, and for supporting me in my mission.

My Daughter Jessie: I thank you my Sweetie in heaven for inspiring me to help needy children fighting cancer. You are the drive behind my desire to help others. I would have never created this foundation if it wasn’t for YOU. Maybe this was all part of God’s plan, and now after hearing my calling, I have so much to accomplish in your memory, in your absence. I miss you my angel, and want to do anything to make you happy. I dedicate the Jessica June Children’s Cancer Foundation to YOU.