Jenny Lowe has fought cancer four separate times since 2019, and through it all, the Salt Lake City mother has leaned on one thing to keep her grounded: her daughter, Hope, born in 2021 after Lowe's own cancer treatment took away her ability to have biological children. Now, with tickets in hand for an upcoming concert, Lowe is hoping for one more moment to remember — a meeting between her daughter and the country singer whose music has quietly threaded through their family's darkest nights.
According to ABC4 Utah, Lowe was diagnosed with stage three ovarian cancer in 2019 and has since experienced recurrences in 2023 and again in July 2025. After treatment for the July 2025 recurrence, she entered a remission that lasted about six months before her fourth diagnosis. She has now been dealing with cancer for roughly seven years, the station reports, relying heavily on her husband, James, throughout the ordeal. A September 2026 Hoodline report about Alexandra Malamud, 38, citing the Ovarian Cancer Research Alliance, notes the median age of an ovarian cancer diagnosis in the United States is 63, with the highest incidence between ages 55 and 64.
Lowe's early diagnosis traces back further than her cancer itself. In an interview on The Egg Whisperer Show, she shared that she tested positive for the BRCA1 gene mutation at age 19, after her mother survived both breast and ovarian cancer. The interview includes Lowe describing ovarian cancer risk as being in the 40% range.
A Family Built Through Surrogacy
Because cancer treatment ended her biological fertility, Lowe and her husband, James, used an anonymous egg donor and a surrogate to welcome their daughter in 2021, per the same 2022 interview. They named her Hope, the station's report notes, because the word kept surfacing throughout Jenny's cancer journey. Their daughter has since become the bond that carries the couple through the illness — a bright spot outside the endless cycle of treatment and recurrence, according to ABC4 Utah.
Lowe also wrote a memoir, Saved by Hope, chronicling her cancer struggles and family life. She has said she wrote it partly to help others avoid feeling isolated, and that her story will have accomplished its goal if it helps even one person, per ABC4 Utah's reporting. Lowe hopes her public story will raise awareness of gynecological cancers and encourages people to get tested.
An Oak Tree and a Song Called Too Good to Be True
Around the time Hope was born, Jenny and James planted an oak tree in their backyard that their daughter now calls the “hope-y tree,” the station reports. The family are fans of country artist Kacey Musgraves, and Jenny has long sung Musgraves's song Too Good to Be True to Hope at night to help her fall asleep. After Jenny learned her cancer had returned, Hope sang the same song back to her, and Jenny recorded the moment.
Jenny and James have since bought tickets to see Musgraves perform in October, and Jenny shared the recording of Hope singing in hopes of arranging a meeting between her daughter and the singer. Musgraves is scheduled to perform at Salt Lake City's Delta Center on October 15, 2026, as part of her tour. Lowe has publicly asked whether the family could meet Musgraves or get in front of her, and says she plans to keep creating and sharing more memories with her daughter in the months ahead.
Why Early Detection Remains So Difficult
Lowe's stage three diagnosis reflects a broader challenge in gynecological cancer care.
For Lowe, a much more personal mission is making sure her daughter has memories to hold onto, including, she hopes, one more night at a concert with a favorite song and the artist who wrote it.
