Help Our "Poppy" Fight the Hardest Battle

In January 2026, the Jarden family's world shattered. What started as a CT scan in Whanganui ended with an emergency life-flight to Wellington, Jeffs heart racing at 180+ bpm. Before they could even process the word "cancer," he was in a 24-hour induced coma in the ICU, receiving his first round of chemotherapy.

The diagnosis was a nightmare: Burkitt’s B-Cell aggressive lymphoma.

Denise and Jeff have been together 40 years, married for 34. He’s a line-haul trucker who has spent his life working tirelessly for his family and always "thinking outside the box" to help others. He’s the man on the motorbike, the one with the "can-do" attitude, and the "person" his granddaughter has claimed as her own. With two children and a fifth grandchild on the way, he has everything to live for.

The treatment is "hard and fast" intensive chemo and spinal infusions to protect his brain. It has made him incredibly ill, but his grit is showing. Recent scans show tumors in his liver, kidneys, and airway are finally shrinking. This is their only shot. There is no "Plan B" if this treatment doesn't work.

Being hundreds of kilometers from home in Wellington has taken a massive toll. To stay by his side, they have had to leave their home and move in with family because they simply can’t afford both. I am asking for your help to take the financial weight off their shoulders so he can focus entirely on this "all or nothing" fight.

Thank you for helping them bring their Poppy home.