ABOUT US

Born Jennifer Lynn Morris from Upper Darby Pennsylvania and grew up in Lancaster County. Jen served in the USAF beginning in 1995 and was Honorably Discharged in 1999. Jen started attending college while in the USAF serving as a Communication Security Accountant (MOS designation 3C051). She also worked as a Contractor for the US NAVY as a Video Conference Coordinator then continued her education at Elizabethtown College.

Jennifer has four brothers and a sister as well as both parents who also live in Lancaster County. Jen married Michael Cahill on July 5th 2011 and has two stepchildren, Gordon and Brianna. She was diagnosed with cancer May of 2020. The cancer was deemed to be stage 4 metastatic lymphatic system and liver. It is treatable, not curable.

Unfortunately, Jen passed away earlier this year on Sunday, February 13, 2022. Jen's Obiturary is here.

Jen being a 100% disabled Veteran, it was believed that there was a minimum of a $10,000 Burial Benefit as part of the benefits package. Shortly after Jen's initial diagnosis she was hospitalized, this is where we found out that we did not have the Life or Burial Insurance that we thought we had through the VA Benefits Packages. In discussing this issue with a friend, Stacy Coble Knight, Stacy took it upon herself to start a GoFundMe page and put together a couple of benefits for Jen to help offset unexpected and unforeseen expenses as well as raise funds to prepay and pre-plan Jen's final expenses and arrangements. Jen was overwhelmed and deeply touched at the response, Love and support she received from friends and family and more so from people that she never met.

As a result, Jen wanted to see the same support continued for other female veterans with terminal cancer who don't have Life or Burial Insurance. This is how Team Jennifer Cahill Charities (TJCC) came to be. It is our mission at TJCC to continue this legacy for other female veterans to show them the same compassion, love and support that was shown to Jen, to prepay and pre-plan their final expenses and arrangements. This has been a huge relief and burden lifted from Jen and her family. We hope that those that read this will help support this mission, and join us in supporting our female veterans with terminal cancer.