Jenna Croman was planning her future when she was given a tragic diagnosis

Jenna Croman was just a regular University student when she was given news that no young person deserves to hear.

Jenna Croman was just a typical Australian university student only eighteen months ago, and now she’s dying.

Croman, 23, was studying criminal psychology at university, making plans to travel and dreaming about her future, when she was given an earth-shattering diagnosis.

She was diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer. It was a massive blow for the young woman who had already battled a rare cancer in her childhood.

Croman’s mother explained that despite the horrifying diagnosis, her daughter had a positive attitude.

“Her mantra was, ‘While I can still put 2 feet on the floor, I will continue to fight.” Ms Croman wrote.

Jenna is only twenty-three. Picture: GoFundMe

Croman fought hard, underwent chemotherapy, and had eight months of stabilisation thanks to tablets blocking cancer cells from growing.

Just when things were looking brighter, Croman was given the further devastating news that the cancer had spread to her brain.

She was diagnosed with Leptomeningeal Cancer, a rare and aggressive complication in which the disease has spread from her breast to the brain’s lining.

It became heartbreakingly clear that this was not a battle Croman would win. There’s no hope now that Croman will beat the disease; instead, her familyn is raising money to fulfil her wish of dying peacefully at home.

Croman’s mum Nadine Croman told The Daily Mail Australia, “We’re living each day the best we can. As long as she continues to fight, we will fight with her.”

Jenna hasn’t lost her spark. Picture: GoFundMe

Jenna wants to remain at her home with her family. Picture: GoFundMe

Croman also said it was “heartbreaking” to see her daughter have to battle through yet another cancer, especially when she had so many plans for the future.

“Jenna had her whole life mapped out, including where she was going to live and how many kids she was having,” she said.

Now Croman isn’t making plans for after her university degree is finished; instead, she plans to die on her terms.

A GoFundMe page has been started to raise $45,000 so Croman can stay at home with her family and spend her final days with the people she loves.

“She will not beat this disease, but we would like to raise money to allow her parents to continue to care for her at home, as is Jenna’s wish,” it reads.

While the vicious disease has taken so much from Croman, her mother reports that she hasn’t lost her spark.

Ms Croman shared in an update on the GoFundMe page that Croman still “eye rolls” at her Dad’s daggy jokes or her brother Jacob’s “annoying big brother comments.”

She also does a “little dance” if she recognises a song and still says, “I love you.”

Although Ms Croman sadly pointed out that her ability to remember things has diminished, she wanted people to know that her daughter is still fighting.

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